Rights, Representation, and Reform: Nonsense upon Stilts and Other Writings on the French Revolution (The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham) [Hardcover]

Jeremy Bentham (Author), Philip Schofield (Editor), Catherine Pease-Watkin (Editor), Cyprian Blamires (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 019924863X | ISBN-13: 978-0199248636 | Publication Date: May 2, 2002

Bentham's writings for the French Revolution were dominated by the themes of rights, representation, and reform. In 'Nonsense upon Stilts' (hitherto known as 'Anarchical Fallacies'), the most devastating attack on the theory of natural rights ever written, he argued that natural rights provided an unsuitable basis for stable legal and political arrangements. In discussing the nature of representation he produced the earliest utilitarian justification of political equality and representative democracy, even recommending women's suffrage.

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Review

This edition is to be welcomed for making these documents from the Bentham Papers easily available, in many cases for the first time. They will be of great service not only to Bentham scholars, but also to students of the French Revolution debate and political thought on both sides of the Channel. As ever, the editors have been meticulous in reconstructing these works from Bentham's sometimes less than coherent folios and once again the Bentham Project has fully justified the time, effort and money spent on it. English Historical Review

About the Author

Catherine Pease-Watkin and Philip P Schofield are both at University College London.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 574 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (May 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019924863X
• ISBN-13: 978-0199248636
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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