Utilitarianism and the Art School in Nineteenth-Century Britain

'Dr Quinn's book is a well-informed and persuasive study of the links between art and commerce in nineteenth-century Britain. His book is a must-read for all scholars interested in Utilitarian or art issues.' Cercles 'This is a fascinating, original study. It penetrates to the radically democratic core of Bentham's aesthetic ideas.' Journal of Bentham Studies 'Quinn's tight emphasis on the 'art school' and the focus on Jeremy Bentham's writing ... is unprecedented.' Art Monthly

• Introduction; Chapter 1 ‘Reading Reynolds with Bentham’: the Idea of the Art School in Early Nineteenth-Century Britain; Chapter 2 ‘Prejudice Aside’: Jeremy Bentham’s Moral Economy of Taste; Chapter 3 ‘Directing the Art of the Country’: Henry Cole’s Laws Of Public Taste; Chapter 4 The End of the Experiment; Chapter 5 Taste Between Ethics and Aesthetics; Chapter 6 The Return of Adam Smith; epi Epilogue;