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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation
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<p><i>An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation</i> is a book by the English philosopher and legal theorist <a href="/facts/Jeremy_Bentham/P2n90Uhx">Jeremy Bentham</a> "originally printed in 1780, and first published in 1789." Bentham's "most important theoretical work," it is where Bentham develops his theory of <a href="/facts/Utilitarianism/CVw8Dmmt">utilitarianism</a> and is the first major book on the topic. </p>