Bentham and the oppressed /

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Author / Creator:Campos Boralevi, Lea, 1953-
Imprint:Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, 1984.
Description:1 online resource (xii, 248 pages)
Language:English
Series:Series C--Political and social sciences ; 1
Series C--Political and social sciences ; 1.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11382663
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ISBN:9783110869835
3110869837
3110099748
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Notes:Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--European University Institute, 1980.
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-241).
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Other form:Print version: Campos Boralevi, Lea, 1953- Bentham and the oppressed 3110099748
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Women
  • Benthamâ€?s Censorial Critique of Anti-feministic Prejudices
  • Equal Consideration
  • Proposals for the Emancipation of Women
  • Compensatory Discrimination and the Right to be Different
  • The Role of Bentham in the History of Feminism
  • The Bentham-Child Stereotype
  • 3. Sexual Non-conformists
  • Benthamâ€?s Auto-censure
  • Sexual Non-conformities and Homosexuality
  • Sodom and Gomorrah
  • Montesquieuâ€?s Opinion
  • Voltaireâ€?s Opinions and Benthamâ€?s Earlier Views on PopulationBenthamâ€?s Neo-Malthusianism
  • Male Homosexuality and Women
  • Causes of Oppression
  • A Utilitarian Re-examination
  • Advantages of Proposed Liberty
  • Biographical Notes
  • 4. Jews
  • Benthamâ€?s Defence of Usury
  • Religious Toleration
  • Benthamâ€?s Personal Attitude Towards the Jews
  • 5. The Indigent
  • Charity and Utility
  • Bentham and Malthus
  • Bentham and Place
  • 6. Native People of the Colonies
  • The Evolution of Benthamâ€?s Political Thought
  • Benthamâ€?s Approach to Political EconomyThe Influence of Time and Place
  • 7. Slaves
  • Slavery in Benthamâ€?s Introduction
  • Slavery in the Civil Code
  • Adam Smith and SiéyÃ?s
  • Benthamâ€?s Ambiguous Attitude towards Slavery
  • Slavery in the Colonies
  • Slavery and Slave-Trade in Africa
  • 8. Animals
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Oppression and Prejudice
  • Tyranny of the Majority
  • Oppression and Toleration
  • Oppression and Liberty
  • Oppression and Benevolence
  • Oppression and Utilitarianism
  • Appendix: Benthamâ€?s Unpublished Manuscripts
  • Women
  • Sexual Non-conformistsSlaves
  • Animals
  • Bibliography
  • Index