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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: Rationale of judicial evidence, specially applied to English practice

    First published in 1827 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Rights, representation, and reform: nonsense upon stilts and other writings on the French Revolution

    First published in 2002 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Scotch reform: considered with reference to the plan proposed in the late Parliament for the regulation of the courts and the administration of justice in Scotland : with illustrations from English non-reform in the course of which divers imperfections, abuses, and corruptions in the administration of justice with their causes are now, for the first time, brought to light in a series of letters, addressed to the RightHon. Lord Brenville...with tables, in which the principal causes of factitious complication, delay, rexation, and expense, are distinguished from such as are natural and unavoidable

    First published in 1808 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Scotch reform, considered with reference to the plan proposed in the late Parliament for the regulation of the courts and the administration of justice in Scotland: with illustrations from English non-reform in the course of which divers imperfections, abuses, and corruptions in the administration of justice with their causes are now for the first time brought to light : with tables ...

    First published in 1811 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: [ Supply without burthen: or, Escheat vice taxation: being a proposal for a saving in taxes by an extension of the law of escheat: including strictures on the taxes on collateral succession, comprized in the budget of 7th Dec. 1795. To which is prefixed (printed in 1793, and now first published) A protest against law taxes: shewing the peculiar mischievousness of all such impositions as add to the expense of an appeal to justice.

    First published in 1795 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: "Swear not at all": containing an exposure of the needlessness and mischieviousness, as well as antichristianity of the ceremony of an oath : a view of the parliamentary recognition of its needlessness, ... Together with proof of the open and perservering contempt of moral and religious principle, perpetuated by it, ... more especially in the University of Oxford. Predetached from an introduction to the Rationale of Evidence

    First published in 1817 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A table of the springs of action: shewing the several species of pleasures and pains, of which man's nature is susceptible, together with the several species of interests, desires, and motives, respectively corresponding to them, and the several sets of appellatives, neutral, eulogistic and dyslogistic, by which each species of motive is wont to be designated : to which are added explanatory notes and observations ...

    First published in 1817 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Falacias Politicas

    First published in 1990 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Tactique des assemblées législatives: suivie d'un traité des sophismes politiques : ouvrage extrait des manuscrits de M. Jérémie Bentham...

    First published in 1816 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Three tracts relative to Spanish and Portugueze affairs: with a continual eye to English ones ...

    First published in 1821 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: To the National Convention of France.

    First published in 1900 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Traités de législation civile et penale: précédés de principes généraux de législation et d'une vue d'un corps complet de droit : terminés par un essai sur l'influence des tems et des lieux relativement aux lois

    First published in 1802 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Truth versus Ashurst: or, Law as it is, conrasted with what it is said to be.

    First published in 1823 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Œuvres de Jérémie Bentham ...

    First published in 1840 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Writings on the poor laws

    First published in 2001 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Theory of fictions

    First published in 1932 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Défense de la liberté sexuelle: écrits sur l'homosexualité

    First published in 2004 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Opinions on the usury laws

    First published in 1787 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The rationale of reward

    First published in 1825 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A protest against law taxes, shewing the peculiar mischievousness of all such impositions

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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, Usury, Jurisprudence, Legislative bodies, Politics and government, Great Britain, Interest, Legislation, Punishment, Church of England, Codification, Controversial literature, Economics, Great Britain. Parliament, Colonies
Places
Great Britain, France, Spain, Canada, England, Grande-Bretagne, America, Scotland, Australia, Central America, Greece, Grèce, Latin America, London (England), Massachusetts, New South Wales, Ontario, 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 Blackstone (1723-1780), 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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July 22, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris Remove bad AKA
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import