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Jeremy Bentham

noun
1.
English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831).  Synonym: Bentham.





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... Jeremy Bentham's logic, by which he proved that he couldn't possibly see a ghost, is all very well—in the day-time. All the reason in the world will never get those impressions of childhood, created by just such circumstances ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. IV, No. 22, Aug., 1859 • Various
... Jeremy Bentham, the apostle of utilitarianism in the eighteenth century, defined political and social sanctions through which the individual could purchase security and good repute with action conducive to the common welfare. But the nineteenth century has understood the matter better—and the idea of an evolution ...
— The Approach to Philosophy • Ralph Barton Perry


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