On the Utilitarian Roots of Saint-Simonism: from Bentham to Saint-Simon

Michel Bellet ()
Additional contact information
Michel Bellet: University of Saint-Etienne - Department of Economics, CREUSET - CNRS

History of Economic Ideas, 2009, vol. 17, issue 2, 41-63

Abstract: The links between Saint-Simonism and utilitarianism in economics are still fairly unclear, while a Benthamite relationship is sometimes clearly claimed by Saint-Simonian writers. This paper examines the first moment of this relationship, which is the link maintained by the doctrine of Saint-Simon (1760-1825) with certain writings by Bentham (1748-1832). As well as explicit references and terms common to both, it pinpoints four dimensions of this connection, especially the likening between the general principle of utility and industry. It concludes that there is a real relationship, but one that is not stabilised, and that will give rise to subsequent transformations.

Date: 2009
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.libraweb.net/articoli.php?chiave=200906102&rivista=61
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hid:journl:v:17:y:2009:2:3:p:41-63

Access Statistics for this article

History of Economic Ideas is currently edited by Riccardo Faucci, Nicola Giocoli, Roberto Marchionatti

More articles in History of Economic Ideas from Fabrizio Serra Editore, Pisa - Roma
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Mario Aldo Cedrini ().