Jeremy Bentham was perhaps as much a social reformer as a philosopher and is also well known for his many inventions. His major contribution to philosophy is the theory of utilitarianism.

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Utilitarianism is a tradition of ethical philosophy that's associated with Jeremy Bentham (1747-1832) and John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), two British philosophers, economists, and political thinkers.

Engraving of Jeremy Bentham by J. Posselwhite | Wellcome Collection // CC BY 4.0 Bentham is best known as the founder of utilitarianism, a philosophy that evaluates actions and institutions based ...

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IN THE grand scheme of things Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill are normally thought of as good guys. Between them, they came up with the ethical theory known as utilitarianism. The goal of this ...

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was a philosopher and political radical, who formulated the theory of utilitarianism, which argues that an action is right if it creates happiness in the greatest number ...