Carta que el célebre jurisconsulto y habil publicista Jeremias Bentham dirigió a los españoles en el año 1822 sobre la reforma proyectada en nuestra Constitución, para establecer una cámara alta ; precedida de un artículo en que se demuestran sus graves incovenientes

Copia digital. Valladolid : Junta de Castilla y León. Consejería de Cultura y Turismo, 2012-201

Jeremy Bentham, Deontologia, a cura di Sergio Cremaschi

This is the first Italian translation of Bentham’s “Deontology”. The translation goes with a rather extended apparatus meant to provide the reader with some information on Bentham’s ethical theory's own context. Some room is made for so-called forerunners of Utilitarianism, from the consequentialist-voluntarist theology of Leibniz, Malebranche, John Gay, Thomas Brown and William Paley to Locke and Hartley's incompatible associationist theories. After the theoretical context, also the real-world context is documented, from Bentham’s campaigns against the oppression of women and cruelty to animals to his projects of political reform. Another section illustrates the ideas of Bentham's followers as well as the objections raised by nineteenth- and twentieth-century critics of utilitarianism. Table of contents I. BEFORE THE TEXT 1. Bentham’s legacy 2. Bentham the Reformer 3. Bentham and the enlightenment project of a reformed morality 4. The principle of utility 5. Deontology or private morality 6. Utilitarianism as «eudemonologism» II. TEXT Deontology I. Deontology: theoretical II. Deontology: practical III. III. CO-TEXT 1. Biography 2. The reform of legislation 3. The Philosophic Radicals between the French revolution and the Industrial revolution IV. CONTEXT 1. Forerunners of Utilitarianism 2. Psychological associationism 3. The oppression of women 4. Cruelty against animals 5. Parsimony and industry in Hogarth’s prints 6. Followers 6.1. John Stuart Mill 6.2. Henry Sidgwick 7. Critics 7.1. Romantic, conservative, and Christian critics 7.2. Socialist critics 8. Consequences: neo-utilitarianism 9. Consequences: critics of utilitarianism 9.1. Deontological critics 9.2. Perfectionists critics 9.3. Sceptical critics 10. Bentham’s legacy for contemporary ethics, by Bikhu Parekh Bibliography Lexicon Index of names and concepts READER'S GUID

Da publicidade

Resumo O objetivo do ensaio é discutir a questão da Publicidade como um princípio fundamental da política democrática. O argumento delineado leva em conta seis aspectos: 1) Razões em favor da publicidade; 2) Exame das objeções à publicidade; 3) Exceções a serem feitas; 4) Os pontos os quais a publicidade deveria contemplar; 5) Os métodos de publicidade;6) Observações sobre a prática estabelecida na Inglaterra. Ainda que sejam identificadas ressalvas à Publicidade, considera-se tal valor indispensável ao funcionamento adequado dos regimes democráticos de governo. Palavras-chave: publicidade; utilitarismo; teoria democrática; Bentham. Abstract The essay discusses the idea of publicity as a fundamental principle of democratic politics. The argument outlined takes into account the following dimensions: 1. Reasons for publicity; 2. Examination of objections to publicity; 3. Exceptions to be made; 4. The points to which publicity should extend; 5. The means of publicity; 6. Observations on the practice established in England. While some caveats can be identified regarding publicity, the excerpt proves that it is an essential value for the proper functioning of democracies. Key-words: publicity; utilitarianism; democratic theory; Bentham