عنوان

The political and moral thought of Jeremy Bentham (a revaluation)

شماره

TLets457144

عنوان اصلي

The political and moral thought of Jeremy Bentham (a revaluation)

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Graham, John Freele

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London)

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

1978

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

Ph.D.

کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده

London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London)

امتياز متن

1978

متن يادداشت

This thesis is a revaluation of Bentham by means of a criticalreview of previous interpretations and an examination of aspects ofhis writings which have been ignored or under-emphasized until now.The thesis maintains that a philosophic statement can only beunderstood in terms of the question it was meant to answer, andidentifies Bentham's philosophic question as "what is a law?. " Thethesis then explores the particular viewpoint on politics which thisquestion generated--essentially a conception of the state as a legalassociation.From Bentham's analytic treatment of the state in terms ofpositive law, the thesis moves to an examination of the state asmoral association. The thesis examines Bentham's conception ofdemocracy, particularly his assumptions on psychology and the natureof civil society. The thesis examines Bentham's new criterion oflegitimacy, his conceptions of the sociological foundations of democracy,and the limitations he placed on state action. The thesismakes a critical evaluation of Bentham's democratic theory, focusingon problems in the concept of an open society, Bentham's notion ofpolitical debate, and the appropriateness of Bentham's politicalorder to technological society.The thesis concludes with an examination of a mode of thoughtwhich has been termed 'rationalism in politics'. After summarizingthe criticisms of this mode of thought, the thesis attempts to showthat they are either inapplicable to Bentham or erroneous arguments.This is accomplished in the context of Bentham's conception ofpolitical reform, the relationship between theory and practice, hisepistemological assumptions, and his comments on tradition andhistory. The thesis concludes

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Graham, John Freele

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London)

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y