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Editor's introduction I. Life of Bentham II. Characteristics III. Contributions to Theory of Legislation IV. The Fragment on Government.
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Originally prepared as a part of Bentham's Collected Works, this volume now makes one of the central texts in the development of utilitarian tradition available in its own authoritative 1977 edition.
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?The true scope of A Fragment on Government may be best expressed by calling it an essay upon Sovereignty. The term sovereign is used in several senses...: the courtly, the legal and the philosophical.?-From the introduction
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- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 1330683943
- ISBN 13 9781330683941
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages270
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