Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) philosopher and reformer is one of the most influential thinkers of the modern age. This introduction to his writings presents a representative selection of texts authoritatively restored by the Bentham Project University College London. As well as more familiar pieces on utility law and politics/policy highlights include the succinct essay "On Retrenchment" and a never-before-published treatise on sex. The volume is completed by major interpretative essays by Mark Canuel David Lieberman Jennifer Pitts and Philip Schofield. The texts included in the book are: -Sex -An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation Preface and Chapters 1-5 -Place and Time -Rationale of Judicial Evidence Specially Applied to English Practice Book 1 Chapter 1 -Constitutional Code Rationale Chapters 1 and 2 -Pannomial Fragments -Panopticon or the Inspection-House Letters 1 2 and 6 -Of Publicity -Manual of Political Economy Chapters 1 and 2 -Nonsense Upon Stilts (excluding the Observations on Sieyes) -On Retrenchment "This excellent collection ought to be in the library of every scholar working on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century law, public policy, and the public sphere. It brings together a superb introduction, carefully established texts, and illuminating essays."—Frances Ferguson, author of Pornography, The Theory: What Utilitarianism Did To Action -- Frances Ferguson Published On: 2010-07-23 “This stimulating reader invites a fresh look at Bentham. Drawing on recent scholarship, it presents newly edited texts and unexpected perspectives on familiar works about sex, law, publicity, colonies, place and time, and much else besides.”—William Twining, University College London -- William Twining Published On: 2010-08-27 Stephen Engelmann is associate professor of political science, University of Illinois, Chicago. New Mint Condition Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon Guaranteed packaging No quibbles returns