Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832)
[Created: 23 February, 2023]
[Updated:
March 25, 2024
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About the Author
See the entry on this author in the Cato Institute's Encyclopedia of Libertarianism (2008) - T. Patrick Burke, "Jeremy Bentham" <https://www.libertarianism.org/topics/jeremy-bentham>.
- also John Hanses, "Utilitarianism" <https://www.libertarianism.org/topics/utilitarianism>
See the entry on this author in the Stanford Enclyclopedia of Philosophy - Crimmins, James E., "Jeremy Bentham", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2023 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2023/entries/bentham/>.
- also Driver, Julia, "The History of Utilitarianism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2022 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2022/entries/utilitarianism-history/>.
About the Texts
Not all texts are available in all formats. The "foundation text" is the facsimile PDF of the original book. Many of these are available in HTML, the early version of which was fairly simple. Current versions are available in "enhanced HTML" which includes the original page numbers and the "citation tool" and is in a more readable format for viewing online. A selection of the more important texts are part of the "Guillaumin Collection" of the great books about liberty and are also available in a variety of eBook formats, such as HTML, PDF, and ePub.
Clicking on the headings "DATE", and "TITLE" will sort the table accordingly. A second click will reverse the order.
Texts in the Collection
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Plan of Parliamentary Reform Jeremy Bentham, Plan of Parliamentary Reform: in the form of a Catechism, with reasons for each article, with an introduction, shewing the necessity of radical, and the inadequacy of moderate, reform (London: Printed for R. Hunter, successor to Mr. Johnson, 1817). This book is available in a facs. PDF version of the original text. The HTML version comes from vol. 3 of his Works: The Works of Jeremy Bentham, published under the Superintendence of his Executor, John Bowring (Edinburgh: William Tait, 1838-1843). 11 vols. From vol. 3, pp. 433-552.
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| 1824 |  |
Book of Fallacies (1824) Jeremy Bentham, The Book of Fallacies: from unfinished papers of Jeremy Bentham. By a Friend. (London: J. and H. L. Hunt, 1824). This book is available in various formats:
Another version comes from vol. 2 of his Works: The Works of Jeremy Bentham, published under the Superintendence of his Executor, John Bowring (Edinburgh: William Tait, 1838-1843). 11 vols. From vol. 2 pp. 375-487.
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| 1840 |  |
Traités des sophismes politiques et des sophismes anarchiques Jeremy Bentham, Traités des sophismes politiques et des sophismes anarchiques. Extraits des manuscrits de Jérémie Bentham par Ét. Dumont (Bruxelles: Société Belge de Libraire, 1840). “Sophismes anarchiques,” pp. 243-340. This book is available in facs. PDF. |
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Works The Works of Jeremy Bentham, published under the Superintendence of his Executor, John Bowring (Edinburgh: William Tait, 1838-1843). 11 vols. In facs. PDF: |
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Anarchical Fallacies Jeremy Bentham, “Anarchical Fallacies; Being An Examination of the Declarations of Rights Issued During the French Revolution” (c. 1795) in The Works of Jeremy Bentham, published under the Superintendence of his Executor, John Bowring (Edinburgh: William Tait, 1838-1843). 11 vols. Vol. 2 (1843), pp. 489-534. This book is available in various formats:
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