Bentham on Sex and Marriage: Law and Utility in Historical Context

by Mary Sokol (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2011

  $229.05

  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. This title considers Bentham's attitude to the reform of marriage law and plans for the social reform of marriage.