A fragment on government
This volume makes available one of the central texts in the development of utilitarian tradition, in the authoritative 1977 edition prepared by Professors Burns and Hart as part of Bentham's Collected Works. Certain that history was on his side, Bentham sought to rid the world of the hideous me...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
1988, ©1977.
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| Edición: | New authoritative ed |
| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Cambridge texts in the history of political thought. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39792602*spi |
| Sumario: | This volume makes available one of the central texts in the development of utilitarian tradition, in the authoritative 1977 edition prepared by Professors Burns and Hart as part of Bentham's Collected Works. Certain that history was on his side, Bentham sought to rid the world of the hideous mess wrought by legal obfuscation and confusion, and to transform politics into a rational, scientific activity, premised on the fundamental axiom that "it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong. |
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| Notas: | "First published as part of The Collected works of Jeremy Bentham in 1977, in the volume (edited by J.H. Burns and H.L.A. Hart) containing A comment on the commentaries and A fragment on government"--Title page verso. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781139163675 |
