Death Penalty and Happiness in States. Was Jeremy Bentham right?
Jeremy Bentham is best known as the founding father of utilitarianism, a moral philosophy that values ‘happiness’ more than all other goals in life. According to this creed, policies should be directed at ‘the greatest happiness for the greatest number’. Besides formulating this general principle, B...
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Language: | English |
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University of Oradea
2010-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Social Research & Policy |
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Online Access: | http://www.jsrp.ro/content/JSRP_No-1_BERG/JSRP_No.1_BERG.pdf?attredirects=0 |