Utility and Democracy The Political Thought of Jeremy Bentham

by Schofield, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780198208563
• ISBN10: 0198208561
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-08-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

"In this comprehensive historical account of the political thought of Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), the philosopher and reformer, Professor Schofield draws on his extensive knowledge of Bentham's unpublished manuscripts and original printed texts, and on the new, authoritative edition of The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham. A compelling narrative charts the way in which Bentham applied his utilitarian philosophy to the rapidly changing circumstances of his age."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Philip Schofield joined the Bentham Project, based at University College London, in 1984. He joined the Faculty of Laws as a Lecturer in 1993, and was subsequently appointed to a Readership and then to a personal Chair in the History of Legal and Political Thought. He was appointed Joint General Editor, with Frederick Rosen, of The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham in 1995, and has been sole General Editor since 2003. He has been Director of the Bentham Project since 2001.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	xii
1. Real and Fictitious Entities	1	(27)
2. The Principle of Utility	28	(23)
3. Natural Law and Natural Rights	51	(27)
4. The French Revolution	78	(31)
5. The Emergence of Sinister Interest	109	(28)
6. Parliamentary Reform	137	(34)
7. The Church	171	(28)
8. Colonies and Constitutional Law	199	(22)
9. Codification, Constitutional Law, and Republicanism	221	(29)
10. Publicity, Responsibility, and the Architecture of Government	250	(22)
11. The Antidote to Sinister Interest: Official Aptitude	272	(32)
12. The Politics of Law Reform	304	(33)
13. Last Things	337	(13)
Bibliography	350	(13)
Index	363