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Professor Philip Schofield speaks about Bentham and morality on BBC Radio 4

16 November 2018

The BBC Radio 4 show was presented by lawyer Harry Potter, who discussed morality and the law.

Silhouette of Jeremy Bentham

Professor Philip Schofield, Professor of the History of Legal and Political Thought at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Laws and Head of Department at The Bentham Project, was featured on BBC Radio 4 yesterday.

Professor Schofield explains Jeremy Bentham's concepts, which promised the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people, as part of a discussion on whether the law should enforce morals.

You can listen to a recording of the show now (starts at 3:32).

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