An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

Jeremy Bentham focuses on the principle of utility and how this view of morality ties into legislative practices in this text, first published in 1780. His principle of utility regards good as that which produces the greatest amount of pleasure and evil as that which produces the most pain without pleasure. Bentham writes about this principle as it manifests itself within the legislation of a society. About The Author Jeremy Bentham, (1748-1832) was born in London, educated at Oxford, was called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn, and devoted himself to physical science and the theory of jurisprudence.