Bentham and the oppressed /
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Berlin ; New York :
W. de Gruyter,
1984
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| Series: | Series C--Political and social sciences ;
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Women
- Bentham�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
- Bentham�s Auto-censure
- Sexual Non-conformities and Homosexuality
- Sodom and Gomorrah
- Montesquieu�s Opinion
- Voltaire�s Opinions and Bentham�s Earlier Views on PopulationBentham�s Neo-Malthusianism
- Male Homosexuality and Women
- Causes of Oppression
- A Utilitarian Re-examination
- Advantages of Proposed Liberty
- Biographical Notes
- 4. Jews
- Bentham�s Defence of Usury
- Religious Toleration
- Bentham�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 Bentham�s Political Thought
- Bentham�s Approach to Political EconomyThe Influence of Time and Place
- 7. Slaves
- Slavery in Bentham�s Introduction
- Slavery in the Civil Code
- Adam Smith and Siéy�s
- Bentham�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- Appendix: Bentham�s Unpublished Manuscripts
- Women
- Sexual Non-conformistsSlaves
- Animals
- Bibliography
- Index
