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Jeremy Bentham

An English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer. He is best known for his advocacy of utilitarianism and animal rights, and the idea of the panopticon. (Source: Wikipedia.)

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British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)

Born 15 February 1748
Died 6 June 1832

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  • Cover of: Defence of economy against the late Mr. Burke

    First published in 1817 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Defence of usury; shewing the impolicy of the present legal restraints on the terms of pecuniary bargains, in a series of letters to a friend: to which is added, a letter to Adam Smith ... on the discouragements opposed by the above restraints to the progress of inventive industry ; and to which is also added, third edition, A protest against law-taxes

    First published in 1818 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Defence of usury; shewing the impolicy of the present legal restraints on the terms of pecuniary bargains; in letters to a friend.: To which is added, A letter to Adam Smith ... on the discouragements opposed by the above restraints to the progress of inventive industry.

    First published in 1818 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Defense of usury: shewing the impolicy of the present legal restraints on the terms of pecuniary bargains in letters to a friend. To which is added a letter to Adam Smith on the discouragements opposed by the above restraints to the progress of the inventive industry. The 3d ed. to which is also 2d ed., A protest against law-taxes.

    First published in 1816 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: De l'organisation judiciaire, et de la codification, extraits de divers ouvrages de Jérémie Bentham

    First published in 1828 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Deontology or, The science of morality: in which the harmony and co-incidence of duty and self-interest, virtue and felicity, prudence and benevolence, are explained and exemplified : from the MSS. of Jeremy Bentham

    First published in 1834 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Deontology ; together with A table of the springs of action ; and Article on Utilitarianism

    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Draught of a new plan for the organisation of the judicial establishment in France: proposed as a succedaneum to the draught presented, for the same purpose, by the Committee of Constitution, to the National Assembly, December 21st, 1789. By Jeremy Bentham, ...

    First published in 1790 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Elements of jurisprudence: being selections from Dumont's Digest of the works of Bentham

    First published in 1852 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The elements of the art of packing as applied to special juries

    First published in 1978 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The elements of the art of packing, as applied to special juries, particularly in cases of libel law

    First published in 1821 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The elements of the art of packnig [i.e. packing] as applied to special juries: particularly in cases of libel law

    First published in 1821 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: El panóptico

    First published in 1979 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Essay on political tactics: containing six of the principal rules proper to be observed by a political assembly, in the process of forming a decision ... being a fragment of a larger work; a sketch of which is subjoined. By Jeremy Bentham, ...

    First published in 1791 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: First principles preparatory to constitutional code

    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A fragment of government: or, A comment on the commentaries, being an examination of what is delivered on the subject of government in general, in the introduction to Sir William Blackstone's commentaries with a preface in which is given a critique on the work at large

    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A fragment on government; being an examination of what is delivered, on the subject of government in general, in the introduction to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries: with a preface, in which is given a critique on the work at large ....

    First published in 1776 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A fragment on government, or, A comment on the commentaries: being an examination of what is delivered on the subject of government in general, in the introduction to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries : with a preface, in which is given a critique on the work at large

    First published in 1823 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Il catechismo del popolo

    First published in 1982 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Izbrannyi͡a sochinenii͡a

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British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)

Born 15 February 1748
Died 6 June 1832
Subjects
Utilitarianism, Law, Philosophy, Political science, Criminal law, Bentham, jeremy, 1748-1832, Ethics, History, Civil law, Constitutional law, Early works to 1800, Jurisprudence, Legislative bodies, Usury, Great Britain, Politics and government, Punishment, Codification, Economics, Legislation, Colonies, Great Britain. Parliament, Interest, Law, philosophy, Parliamentary practice
Places
Great Britain, France, Spain, Canada, Grande-Bretagne, America, England, Scotland, Australia, Central America, Greece, Grèce, Latin America, London (England), Massachusetts, New South Wales, Panama, Panama Canal, Panama Canal (Panama), Tripolitania, United States
People
William Blackstone Sir (1723-1780), Adam Smith (1723-1790), Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), Paul the Apostle, Saint, Charles Wolseley Sir (1769-1846), Edmund Burke (1729-1797), George Edmonds (1788-1868), John Scott Eldon Earl of (1751-1838), Joseph Harrison, Robert Peel (1788-1850), William Blackstone, William Henry Ashurst Sir (1725-1807), William Sir, 1723-1780. Commentaries Blackstone
Time
19th century, 1837-1838, 1789-1799, 18e siècle, 18th century, 1789-, 1821-1832, 18e s., 19e siècle, Revolution, 1789-1799

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  • JEREMY BENTHAM
  • Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832.

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