A Fragment on Government.
The Dawn of Utilitarianism: Bentham's Radical Critique of Blackstone's Commentaries Bentham, Jeremy. A Fragment on Government. Edited with an Introduction by F.C. Montague. Originally published: Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1891. Reprint Clark, New Jersey: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2001. ISBN-13: 9781584771661. Octavo. xii, 241 pp. Smyth-sewn cadet blue cloth with silver-stamped spine and front cover. Hardcover. New. $44.95 * Reprint of the important 1891 Clarendon Press edition. Originally published anonymously in 1776, this work marks the birth of modern legal positivism and utilitarianism. As Bentham's first published book, it delivered a radical, systematic attack on the natural law theories of Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England, permanently altering the trajectory of British jurisprudence. Montague's valuable scholarly introduction provides a comprehensive biography of Bentham (1748-1832) and contextualizes his foundational role in political philosophy. Laeuchli, A Bibliographical Catalog of William Blackstone 588.
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