Preparatory principles / edited by Douglas G. Long and Philip Schofield.
2016
K230.B465 A2 2016 (Mapit)
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Title
Preparatory principles / edited by Douglas G. Long and Philip Schofield.
Edition
First edition.
Imprint
Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2016.
Description
xxxiv, 516 pages ; 24 cm.
Series
Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832. Works. 1968.
The collected works of Jeremy Bentham. Principles of legislation.
The collected works of Jeremy Bentham. Principles of legislation.
Formatted Contents Note
Preparatory Principles: Inserenda. Marginal contents; Inserenda
Preparatory Principles: Introduction. Marginal contents; Introduction
Preparatory Principles: What a Law Is. Marginal contents; What a law is.
Preparatory Principles: Introduction. Marginal contents; Introduction
Preparatory Principles: What a Law Is. Marginal contents; What a law is.
Summary
"This present volume reproduces three related bodies of manuscripts, under the titles 'Preparatory Principles: Insereda', 'Preparatory Principles: Introduction', and 'Preparatory Principles: What a Law is', written by Jeremy Bentham in the mid-1770s and dealing generally with the philosophy of law."--Editorial introduction, page xi.
"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 Helvetius, Bentham developed an original ontological and epistemological basis for legal terminology, with the aim of replacing the traditional terminology of English law with that of universal jurisprudence. The work that dominates the text, in that Bentham returns to it time and time again in order to offer criticism of it, is William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England. While unorganized and fragmentary, the material in Preparatory Principles constitutes a remarkable record of the evolving ideas of a major legal philosopher at a formative stage of his career." -- Publisher's website.
"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 Helvetius, Bentham developed an original ontological and epistemological basis for legal terminology, with the aim of replacing the traditional terminology of English law with that of universal jurisprudence. The work that dominates the text, in that Bentham returns to it time and time again in order to offer criticism of it, is William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England. While unorganized and fragmentary, the material in Preparatory Principles constitutes a remarkable record of the evolving ideas of a major legal philosopher at a formative stage of his career." -- Publisher's website.
Note
Editorial Introduction -- Preparatory Principles: Inserenda. Marginal contents; Inserenda -- Preparatory Principles: Introduction. Marginal contents; Introduction -- Preparatory Principles: What a Law Is. Marginal contents; What a law is.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Location
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Call Number
K230.B465 A2 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9780198782902 (hardback)
019878290X (hardback)
019878290X (hardback)
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