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Preparatory Principles (The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham)
Jeremy Bentham
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Description for Preparatory Principles (The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham)
Hardcover. The material in this volume constitutes a philosophical commonplace book, compiled by Bentham in the mid-1770s, in which he worked out the foundational ideas for his new science of legislation. This provides a remarkable record of the evolving ideas of a major legal philosopher at a formative stage of his career. Editor(s): Long, Douglas G.; Schofield, Philip. Series: The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 244 x 35. Weight in Grams: 918.
Preparatory Principles is not a linear text in the conventional sense, but consists of a series of short passages on a variety of topics, whose themes are summarised in marginal headings. The material constitutes a philosophical commonplace book, compiled by Bentham in the mid-1770s, in which he worked out the foundational ideas for his new science of legislation. He then drew on this material when composing such works as A Fragment on Government and An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. Inspired by such figures as John Locke and Claude Adrien Helvétius, Bentham developed an original ontological and ... Read more
Preparatory Principles is not a linear text in the conventional sense, but consists of a series of short passages on a variety of topics, whose themes are summarised in marginal headings. The material constitutes a philosophical commonplace book, compiled by Bentham in the mid-1770s, in which he worked out the foundational ideas for his new science of legislation. He then drew on this material when composing such works as A Fragment on Government and An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. Inspired by such figures as John Locke and Claude Adrien Helvétius, Bentham developed an original ontological and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham
Condition
New
Weight
917g
Number of Pages
552
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198782902
SKU
V9780198782902
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