Pleasures of Benthamism

Author	: Kathleen Blake
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Total Pages	: 276
Release	: 2009-10-29
ISBN-10	: 9780199563265
ISBN-13	: 0199563268
Rating	: 4/5 (65 Downloads)

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Download or read book Pleasures of Benthamism written by Kathleen Blake and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines traditions of Utilitarianism and political economy in Victorian literature and culture through the writings of Bentham, Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Charles Dickens, and others.

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