Bentham, law and marriage a utilitarian code of law in historical contexts
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Format: | Book |
Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum
2011
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See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991008862239708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Item Description: | Jeremy Bentham's law of marriage is firmly based on the principle of utility, which claims that all human actions are governed by a wish to gain pleasure and avoid pain, and on the proposition that men and women are equal. He wrote in a late eighteenth century context of Enlightenment debate about marriage and the family |
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Physical Description: | X, 195 p. ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [175]-188) e índice |
ISBN: | 9781441132932 |