1st Edition
The Theme of Acquisitiveness in Bentham's Political Thought
By Allison Dube
Copyright 1991
384 Pages
by
Routledge
380 Pages
by
Routledge
380 Pages
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Routledge
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Because of their scope, Bentham’s works deal with many major problems of political theory and practice. Because of the period of time they span, they are also a commentary on significant developments in these fields, including the American and French Revolutions, and developments (in which Bentham played a great part) preceding the Reform Bill of 1832. Most generally, this study, first published... Read more
Introduction: The Need for a Comprehensive Study; 1. The Scientific and Ideological Legacy of Hobbes 2. The Basis of Bentham’s Science of Human Motion 3. Expectation and Labour 4. Property 5. Rules in Spontaneous Orders and Organizations 6. "Distributive" Justice in the Spontaneous Order 7. The Totalitarian Trend of Democratic Institutions 8. Panopticon 9. Science, Spontaneity, and Motion in Bentham’s System; Bibliography
Biography
Allison Dube
