An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislations Jeremy Bentham''s best-known work is a classic text in modern philosophy and jurisprudence. First published in 1789 it contains the important statement of the foundations of utilitarian philosophy and a pioneering study of crime and punishment both of which remain at the heart of contemporary debates in moral and political philosophy economics and legal theory. A new introduction by the leading Bentham scholar F. Rosen specially written for this edition provides students with a helpful survey of Bentham''s main ideas and an extensive bibliographical study of recent critical work on Bentham.