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Transcribe Bentham

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An award-winning crowdsourcing initiative led by the Bentham Project, Faculty of Laws, University College London, engaging people in the transcription of the manuscripts of Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) for a new edition of his Collected Works.

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Ernesto Priego@ernestopriego.com · last wk.

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Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

'Transcribe Bentham began in 2010, and another 20,000 or so manuscript pages require transcription. We’d like to invite your readers to help us complete the project and to explore the writings and correspondence of a figure of enormous historical importance.' #Skystorians

Join the crowd digitising Jeremy Bentham | Letter

Letter: Dr Tim Causer invites readers to help complete a transcription project and to explore the writings and correspondence of the philosopher and reformer Jeremy Bentham

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Transcribe Bentham@transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Publication Day 📖🍾🪩🎉: 'The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Volume 14: Supplementary Letters', ed. P. Schofield, T. Causer, and C. Riley, is now available in open access from UCL Press (@uclpress.bsky.social). Available in hard/paperback, or free .pdf: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-cor...

The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Volume 14

This volume, which supplements the main chronological series of The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, contains 252 letters written to and from Jeremy Bentham, 19 letters written to and from individual...

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UCL Press@uclpress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We were honoured to gather to celebrate the life and work of Dr Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice Provost, @ucllccos.bsky.social, and UCL Press founder, and to mark the launch of his book Thomas Cranmer’s Register. Read more about the event and Paul’s extraordinary contributions: uclpress.co.uk/celebrating-...

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr Paul Ayris

Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr Paul Ayris and the launch of his open access book Thomas Cranmer’s Register while recognising his lasting impact on UCL and open science.

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UCL@ucl.ac.uk · 6mo ago

Today, UCL turns 200. 🎉 For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨ #UCL200 #LoveUCL

UCL Press Journals@uclpressjournals.bsky.social · 7mo ago

On the journal blog, author Steven Sverdlik discusses his two articles: Bentham’s Utilitarian Penal Code journals.uclpress.co.uk/jbs/news/146/

The Journal of Bentham Studies cover is shown on the right side of this image. On the left side the blog title and a quote is written in white text. It reads, '"It’s fascinating to see how this intellectual pioneer used his new principle to rethink the ancient practice of criminal punishment". Bentham’s Utilitarian Penal Code by Steven Sverdlik on the Journal of Bentham Studies blog'. The UCL Press logo appears at the bottom of the image and the open access logo is displayed between the journal cover and text.
Transcribe Bentham@transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The second part of Steven Sverdlik's article on Bentham and punishment, entitled 'Bentham’s Project of Applied Ethics, c. 1780: A Penal Code. Part 2: Punishment', has now been published in the Journal of Bentham Studies by @uclpressjournals.bsky.social. 📃✍️ doi.org/10.14324/111...

UCL Press@uclpress.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Congratulations to Philip Schofield! His #OpenAccess book Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar published today. Read and download free at: bit.ly/3K1HSWt #Philosophy #Law #Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social @laws.ucl.ac.uk

Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar

This new volume of Bentham’s philosophical writings deals with his most fundamental ideas concerning logic, language, ethics, and grammar. It includes four major essays written between 1814 and 1816, ...

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Jane Lydon@janelydon.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Excited to share this open access article about Bentham & Wakefield: 2 men who shaped South Australia's colonisation/ invasion. Made possible by the @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social Bentham Project at UCL and kind feedback from colleagues. Modern Intellectual History www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

“A Valuable Man” and “One of the Wisest and Best of Mankind”: Jeremy Bentham, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, and Systematic Colonization | Modern Intellectual History | Cambridge Core

“A Valuable Man” and “One of the Wisest and Best of Mankind”: Jeremy Bentham, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, and Systematic Colonization

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The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🚨 To Detain or To Punish: Magistrates and the Making of the London Prison System, 1750–1840 🚨 📅 Wednesday 3 September @ 5:30pm 📣 @kiranmehta.bsky.social discusses the diverse penal landscape of 18th century London. An incredible book using many TLA documents! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/to-detain-...

To Detain or To Punish

Join us at The London Archives as Dr Kiran Mehta introduces her new book exploring the penal landscape of 18th century London.

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Tim Causer@timcauser.bsky.social · last yr.

Scheduled for publication in 1 December, just in time to be rammed into Christmas stockings the world over, is the next volume of The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham - 'Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar', ed. P. schofield uclpress.co.uk/book/essays-...

Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar

This new volume of Bentham’s philosophical writings deals with his most fundamental ideas concerning logic, language, ethics and grammar. It includes four major essays written between 1814 and 1816, n...

uclpress.co.uk

Transcribe Bentham@transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · last yr.

Transcribe Bentham will be inaccessible from 12 pm BST on Wednesday 16 July, until around the end of Thursday 17 July, while we migrate to a new server with much larger storage. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. 🧰 Lots and lots of new manuscript material will be uploaded soon thereafter! 🥳

Transcribe Bentham@transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · last yr.

Now published by the Navy Records Society 🚢📘: —Samuel Bentham, Inspector General of Naval Works, 1796–1807, Letters and Papers, edited by Roger Morriss boydellandbrewer.com/book/samuel-...

Samuel Bentham, Inspector General of Naval Works, 1796–1807, Letters and Papers

Enlightened reformer or dangerous maverick? This book examines the controversies created by Samuel Bentham, Utilitarian technologist, who fought to enhance the performance of the British naval dockyar...

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Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · last yr.

And a reminder that our final seminar for 2024-25 is on 25 June at 5:30pm (at the IHR in London and online), with David Turner speaking on 'Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency & Embodiment in the Long 18th Century'. Like all @ihrlibrary.bsky.social seminars, it's free and open to the public.

Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency and Embodiment in the Long Eighteenth Century

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IHR British History in the Long C18th Seminar@long18thsem.bsky.social · last yr.

@joecozens.bsky.social, one of our seminar convenors, has just had an article published by @histparl.bsky.social discussing his research into John Lewis, a Black sailor who was arrested during the 1828 Weymouth by-election. historyofparliament.com/2025/06/24/j...