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This collection of petitions by Jeremy Bentham is a pioneering work in the field of legal reform, jurisprudence, and codification. Bentham, the founder of utilitarianism, argues that laws should be simple, rational, and based on the principle of greatest happiness. His petitions challenge the antiquated and unjust legal system of his time and propose a new model of legal governance.
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Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was the founder of the doctrine of utilitarianism, outlined in "An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation" (1789). His work on the Panopticon began in 1785. His concern with legal reform and codification continued throughout his life, and he was a campaigner for universal suffrage, the secret ballot and the abolition of capital and corporal punishment.
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