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| Saint-Simonism and Utilitarianism: the history of a paradox. Bentham's Defence of Usury under Saint-Amand Bazard's Interpretation |
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| Michel Bellet 1 |
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| (23/12/2011) |
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| This article reveals and studies the connections between Bentham's Defence of Usury (1787) and Saint-Amand Bazard (1791-1832), a founder of Saint-Simonianism. We first traces Bazard's exposure to Bentham through his unknown friendship with Bentham's publisher Etienne Dumont. After introducing in details the Saint-Simonian views on interest and money, we examines the significance of Bazard's translation of Defence of Usury and his shared opposition against usure laws. We explain why the puzzling reference to Benthamite utilitarianism is not fortuitous but appears to justify a common ground between Bentham's utilitarism and Saint-Simonianism. This connection did not survive the July Revolution. |
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| 1 : | Groupe d'analyse et de théorie économique (GATE Lyon Saint-Etienne) |
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CNRS : UMR5824 – Université Lumière - Lyon II – École Normale Supérieure - Lyon |
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| Discipline | : | Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Economie et finances |
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| utilitarianism – saint-simonism – interest rate – usury |
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| Soumis le : Vendredi 23 Décembre 2011, 13:38:06 | |
| Dernière modification le : Mardi 3 Janvier 2012, 11:31:30 | |
