Book contents
- Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment
- Ideas in Context
- Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I The Early Utilitarians
- Part II Paley’s ‘Moral Politics’
- Part III Paley’s Politics
- Chapter 6 Utility and the Science of Politics
- Chapter 7 Utility and the Constitution
- Chapter 8 Paley on Crimes and Punishments
- Chapter 9 Utility and Toleration
- Part IV Property and Poverty
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Ideas in Context
Chapter 8 - Paley on Crimes and Punishments
from Part III - Paley’s Politics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 December 2018
- Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment
- Ideas in Context
- Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I The Early Utilitarians
- Part II Paley’s ‘Moral Politics’
- Part III Paley’s Politics
- Chapter 6 Utility and the Science of Politics
- Chapter 7 Utility and the Constitution
- Chapter 8 Paley on Crimes and Punishments
- Chapter 9 Utility and Toleration
- Part IV Property and Poverty
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Ideas in Context
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- Utilitarianism in the Age of EnlightenmentThe Moral and Political Thought of William Paley, pp. 216 - 243Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018