The works by Bentham and Mill collected in this volume show the creation and development of a system of ethics that has had an enduring influence on moral philosophy and legislative policy.

The new critical edition of the works and correspondence of Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) is being prepared and published under the supervision of the Bentham Committee of University College London.

Whether you are a student of philosophy or a scholar of political theory, this book will challenge your preconceptions and provoke new ways of thinking about morality and the law.

Bentham's treatise on the foundations of law and government.