In the Interest of the Governed: A Study in Bentham's Philosophy of Utility and Law

by David Lyon, Louis Lyons, David Lyons

Although known as the founder of modern utilitarianism and the source of analytical jurisprudence, Bentham today is infrequently read but often caricatured. The present book offers a reinterpretation of Bentham's main philosophical doctrines, his principle of utility and his analysis of law, philosophical doctrines, as they are developed in Bentham's most important works. A new reading is also given to his theory of law, which suggests Bentham's insight,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198239645
• ISBN13: 9780198239642
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"