Essay on Political Tactics
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Jeremy Bentham's Essay on Political Tactics (1791) outlines his ideas on effective debate within legislative assemblies. He believed that the structure of debate should promote efficiency and clarity, aiming for the "greatest happiness of the greatest number". Bentham, a key figure in utilitarianism, argued that actions are morally right if they promote happiness and wrong if they cause unhappiness. His work on political tactics, like his broader philosophy, sought to reform institutions by applying rational principles to achieve practical outcomes.123
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