An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

by Bentham, Jeremy; Burns, J. H.; Hart, H. L. A.; Rosen, F.; Hart, H. L. A.

• ISBN13: 9780198205166
• ISBN10: 0198205163
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-02-29
• Publisher: Clarendon Press

Summary

An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. v
Abbreviations	p. xxix
Introduction	p. xxxi
Further Reading	p. lxxi
Bentham's Principle Of Utility And Theory Of Penal Law	p. lxxix
Preface	p. 1
of the Principle of Utility	p. 11
of Principles Adverse to That of Utility	p. 17
of the Four Sanctions or Sources of Pain and Pleasure	p. 34
Value of a Lot of Pleasure or Pain, How to Be Measured	p. 38
Pleasures and Pains, Their Kinds	p. 42
of Circumstances Influencing Sensibility	p. 51
of Human Actions in General	p. 74
of Intentionality	p. 84
of Consciousness	p. 90
of Motives	p. 96
of Human Dispositions in General	p. 125
of the Consequences of a Mischievous Act	p. 143
Cases Unmeet for Punishment	p. 158
of the Proportion Between Punishments and Offences	p. 165
of the Properties to Be Given to a Lot of Punishment	p. 175
Division of Offences	p. 187
of the Limits of the Penal Branch of Jurisprudence	p. 281
Concluding Note1	p. 301
Index Of Subjects	p. 313
Index Of Names	p. 341
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