Introduction to the Principles of Morality and Legislation

Author: (English) Jeremy Bentham
Translator: Yin Hong
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Jeremy Bentham vividly demonstrates his criminal utilitarianism in this work. The discussion in Chapter 14 on the proportion between punishment and fault is particularly enlightening. It should be noted that the term "fault" here differs from the current meaning of "fault" in China's criminal theory. Bentham's annotation on this is: actions that, in the view of the legislator, have a tendency to cause harm. From a translation perspective, it seems more accurate to translate it as "crime." Therefore, the proportion between punishment and fault here actually refers to the balance between crime and punishment.