Other forms of indirect legislation threaten the coherence of Bentham's theory of law, firstly by regarding all government actions as exercises in legislation, and secondly by turning the formers of public opinion into legislators. Insofar as some forms of indirect legislation operate by sleight of...
Jeremy Bentham created this theory in 1781, and it has since been applied in various settings, from law to international humanitarian aid. His theory's starting point assumes that all people are the same and can perceive and respond to pleasure and pain. This capacity, which underpins human be...
Lengthy entry on several of Bentham’s themes including his theory of law, theory of punishment, and prison reform. It also discusses Bentham’s contributions to popular understanding, offers criticisms, and considers his relevance to early-21st-century criminology. Treviño, A. Javier. 2005. Ben...
sum of happiness. Bentham sharply criticized Rousseau’s theory of a social contract for its tendency to inspire a spirit of rebellion. However, he supported the demands to reform the English parliament by broadening the electoral enfranchisement. Bentham defended the idea of free trade and ...
Bentham on Liberty: Jeremy Bentham's Idea of Liberty in Relation to His Utilitarianism. By Douglas G. Long. (Toronto and Buffalo: The University of Toronto Press, 1977. Pp. xvi, 294. $22.50.)Bentham's Theory of the Modern State. By Nancy L. Rosenblum. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard ...
In Bentham's theory, an action conforming to the principle of utility is right or at least not wrong; it ought to be done, or at least it is not the case that it ought not be done. But Bentham does not use the word 'duty' here. For Bentham, rights and duties are legal notions,...
Bentham's jurisprudence is based on five pillars: the principle of utility; the theory of fictions (ontology and epistemology); the command theory of law; a comprehensive set of codes (the pannomion); and his constitutional theory. He was a follower and critic of Adam Smith in economics, a...
Bentham's Jurisprudence and Democratic Theory This collection represents the latest research from leading scholars whose work has helped to frame our understanding of Bentham since the publication of H... BD Lieberman 被引量: 1发表: 2014年
KELLY P.J. [1990], Utilitarianism and Distributive Justice, Jeremy Bentham and the civil law, Oxford, Oxford Clarendon Press... PJ Kelly - 《History of European Ideas》 被引量: 65发表: 1990年 Deontology ; Together with a Table of the Springs of Action ; and the Article on Utilitarianism...
Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher and reformer, was the founder of classical utilitarianism, the doctrine that an action was morally right to the extent that it promoted the greatest happiness of the greatest number. In Bentham’s hands, the principle