Printing of Bentham's Introduction in London
- When
- 1780
- Where
- London, where the book was printed
Bentham's Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation was printed in London in 1780, remaining unpublished until 1789.
The English philosopher and legal theorist Jeremy Bentham saw his An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation originally printed in 1780. The work, in which he develops his theory of utilitarianism and seeks to determine what a system of laws built on a purely utilitarian basis would look like, was not first published until 1789. The supplied passages confirm the 1780 printing and 1789 publication but do not name the printing place; London is carried from the legacy record rather than independently confirmed by the cited passages.
Sources
- An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-31
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