The authoritative edition of the Economic Writings of Jeremy Bentham
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Laws
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Thomas Schofield (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Bentham Jeremy
(2016)
Writings on Political Economy: Volume I
Bentham Jeremy
(2019)
Writings on Political Economy: Volume II
| Description | Research Project Grants |
| Amount | £297,407 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RPG-2014-302 |
| Organisation | The Leverhulme Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2015 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | Jeremy Bentham : prophet of secularism |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | For this year's Conway Memorial Lecture, Philip Schofield, Director of the Bentham Project at UCL, will be discussing the recently uncovered, almost prophetic writings of philosopher and reformer Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) concerning sexuality and morality. To speak of a secular prophet appears nowadays to be a contradiction in terms. A prophet is usually understood to be a person who, inspired by supernatural agency, speaks on behalf of that agent and predicts the future. But Bentham himself pointed out that the original Greek meaning of the term referred in its extensive sense simply to a person who 'speaks out', and in a more limited extent to a person who 'foretells'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |