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Bentham on Pleasure

Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS

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The Unnatural Argument for Punishment

Bentham uses words like propinquity, efficaciousness, sensibility and proportionality. He wants people to think about whether they have asked the right questions. Bentham is also interested in politics as well, so he has arguments that are more oblique than grotesque.

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