The Book of Fallacies (Hardcover)

The present edition of The Book of Fallacies is the first that follows Bentham's own structure for the work, and includes a great deal of material, both in terms of the fallacies themselves and the illustrative matter, that previous versions of the work have omitted. The fallacies that concerned Bentham were not logical errors of the sort identified by Aristotle, or commonplace misunderstandings of matters of fact, but arguments deployed in political debate, in particular in the British Parliament, in order to prevent reform. Bentham not only identified, described, and criticized the fallacious arguments in question, which were all characterized by their irrelevancy, but explained the sinister interests that led politicians to employ them and their supporters to accept them. By exposing these political fallacies, Bentham hoped to prevent their employment in future, and thereby to place political debate on its only proper ground, namely considerations drawn from the principle of utility.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham
Release date:	March 2015
Authors:	Jeremy Bentham
Editors:	Philip Schofield
Dimensions:	236 x 162 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	640
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-871981-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-19-871981-7
Barcode:	9780198719816

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