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OverviewDrawing upon original manuscripts and The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, this collection represents the latest scholarship on Bentham's late and mature thought on constitutional law. The contributions cover a diverse range of major topics, from official aptitude or competency to the interests of women, and explore Bentham's writings on courts, codification, and cosmopolitanism. Together, its chapters challenge the received notion, based on early jurisprudential writings, that Bentham's constitutional thought is authoritarian, and show that Bentham, as a constitutional theorist, offers a distinctive liberal perspective. Freeing Bentham's theories from their long sentences and unfamiliar terminology, these essays make accessible Bentham's subtle and important ideas on liberal democracy. By shining a light on Bentham's mature thought, this volume offers a refreshingly comprehensive, detailed, and authentic account of Bentham's theory of democracy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip Schofield (University College London) , Xiaobo Zhai (Universidade de Macau)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.730kg ISBN: 9781316516041ISBN 10: 1316516040 Pages: 278 Publication Date: 01 September 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'... a testament to the rigor and vibrancy of Bentham scholarship today. Each contribution, as well as the editors' introduction, helpfully advance complex and careful visions of Bentham's ideas while clarifying his many neologisms and unique concepts. Consequently, the collected volume will facilitate not just new understandings of Bentham's reputation but also revivals and refutations of his democratic liberalism.' Kristen R. Collins, Metascience Author InformationPhilip Schofield is Director of the Bentham Project, Faculty of Laws, University College London, and General Editor of the new authoritative edition of The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham. He is the author of Utility and Democracy: The Political Thought of Jeremy Bentham (2006) and Bentham: A Guide for the Perplexed (2009). Xiaobo Zhai is Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Macau. He is the co-editor of Bentham's Theory of Law and Public Opinion (2014) and Bentham Around the World (2021). He also writes on legal philosophy, constitutional theory, and Chinese law. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |