Benthamiana: or, Select Extracts from the Works of Jeremy Bentham. With an Outline of His Opinions on the Principal Subject Discussed in His Works

  • Hard Cover
  • Edinburgh: William Tait, 1843
By Bentham, Jeremy; Burton, John Hill
Edinburgh: William Tait, 1843. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. Tear on leather spine, leather spine heavily rubbed, rear hinge broken, light stain along top edge. 1843 Hard Cover. xxiii, 419 pp. Bentham is credited with pioneering Utilitarianism, and acknowledging Hume's influence in economics. This volume includes extracts from his works with additional context provided by editor John Hill Burton, who edited Bentham's complete works in cooperation with Sir John Bowring. An important introduction to early utilitarian philosophy.

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