Jeremy Bentham, the philosopher and reformer, was at the height of his fame and influence in the 1820s. The 301 letters in this volume, many of which are previously unpublished, contain correspondence with international leaders such as Simón Bolívar, the "Liberator," and Bernardino Rivadavia of Buenos Aires, British statesmen such as Robert Peel and Henry Brougham, and leading intellectuals such as John Stuart Mill and Sarah Austin.
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About the Author:
Catherine Fuller is a Research Fellow on the Bentham Project, UCL, and Editor of the Correspondence. Philip Schofield is Director and General Editor of the Bentham Project and Professor of the History of Legal and Political Thought, Faculty of Laws, UCL, London.
Review:
...a beautiful and impressive volume that is both a model of scholarship and a fine example of British humanities scholarship. * Paul Kelly, Political Studies Review *
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