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The Utilitarians, Stephen argues, were social reformers first and philosophers second, if at all.The history of philosophy is not an isolated domain governed by the unfolding of a timeless inner logic; rather it is an integral part of the history of humanity.

"The English Utilitarians of whom I am about to give some account were a group of men who for three generations had a conspicuous influence upon English thought and political action.Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, and John Stuart Mill were successively their leaders; and I shall speak of each in turn."

Sir Leslie Stephen was the first serious critic of the novel, and he was also editor of the great Dictionary of National Biography from its beginning in 1882 until 1891.In 1859 he was ordained a minister.As a tutor at Cambridge his philosophical readings led him to skepticism, and later he relinquished his holy orders.He wrote several essays defending his agnostic position.Throughout his life Stephen was a prominent athlete and mountaineer.Virginia Woolf was the younger of his two daughters by his second wife.His first wife was Harriet Marian Thackeray, daughter of the novelist. ... Read more

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Contains: An Essay On Political Tactics; The Book Of Fallacies; Anarchical Fallacies; Principles Of International Law; Junctiana Proposal; A Protest Against Law Taxes; Supply Without Burden; Tax With Monopoly. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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This is the first book to present and discuss Jeremy Bentham's contributions to international relations theory. It introduces this brilliant thinker to a new audience and field in which his insights are invaluable and fascinating.

Bentham is best known amongst political theory scholars, as the vast proportion of his work addressed legal theory, reform, and the ideal relationship between the governors and the governed. This major new study explores how his thinking casts light into the field of international relations, opening up an array of potentials and possibilities.

It exposes the breadth of Bentham's contribution and a novel analysis is introduced, using Bentham's own 'disappointment prevention principle' and his preoccupation with security as the point of departure. Within the context of Bentham's work, this book also addresses the broader context of international relations theory itself, and demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of the international relations theory traditions, in particular, liberalism and realism.

This book is highly relevant to students and scholars of international relations and political theory. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1843 edition by William Tait; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., Edinburgh; London. ... Read more

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This twelfth volume of Correspondence contains authoritative and fully annotated texts of all known letters sent both to and from Bentham between July 1824 and June 1828. The 301 letters, most of which have never before been published, have been collected from archives, public and private, in Britain, the United States of America, Switzerland, France, Japan, and elsewhere, as well as from the major collections of Bentham Papers at University College London Library and the British Library.In mid-1824 Bentham was still preoccupied with the Greek struggle for independence against Turkey, though his active involvement waned as he became disenchanted with the behaviour of the deputies sent to London by the Greek National Assembly. His international reputation was reflected in his continuing contact with Simon Bolivar and Bernardino Rivadavia in South America, and with John Quincy Adams, John Neal, Henry Wheaton, and others in the United States, and his forging of new contacts in Guatemala, India, and Egypt. In the autumn of 1825 he visited France, where he stayed with Jean Baptiste Say and La Fayette, and was feted by the French liberals.Bentham made considerable progress drafting material for his pannomion, or complete code of laws, and in particular for his Constitutional and Procedure Codes, while John Stuart Mill edited the massive Rationale of Judicial Evidence. Bentham became increasingly active in the cause of law reform, and exchanged a series of letters on the subject with Robert Peel, the Home Secretary, and Henry Brougham. He maintained his friendships with John and Sarah Austin, George and Harriet Grote, James and John Stuart Mill, John Bowring, Joseph Hume, Francis Burdett, Francis Place, and Joseph Parkes, re-established contact with the third Marquis of Lansdowne, son of his old friend the first Marquis, and made new acquaintances in James Humphreys, Sutton Sharpe, and Albany Fonblanque. ... Read more