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Jeremy Bentham


Born
in London, England
February 15, 1748

Died
June 06, 1832

Genre
Philosophy, Ethics, Utilitarianism

Influences
Adam Smith, Arthur Schopenhauer, Francis Place, John Stuart Mill ...more


In 1748, Jeremy Bentham was born in London. The great philosopher, utilitarian humanitarian and atheist began learning Latin at age four. He earned his B.A. from Oxford by age 15 or 16, and his M.A. at 18. His Rationale of Punishments and Rewards was published in 1775, followed by his groundbreaking utilitarian work, Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. Bentham propounded his principle of "the greatest happiness of the greatest number." He worked for political, legal, prison and educational reform. Inheriting a large fortune from his father in 1792, Bentham was free to spend his remaining life promoting progressive causes. The renowned humanitarian was made a citizen of France by the National Assembly in Paris. In publi ...more

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Utilitarianism and Other Es...
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The Panopticon Writings: (W...
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The Classical Utilitarians
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A Fragment on Government
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Offences Against One's Self...
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Selected Writings on Utilit...
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Works of Jeremy Bentham
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Anarchical Fallacies
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Not Paul, But Jesus
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“The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but "Can they suffer?”
― Jeremy Bentham (An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (Philosophical Classics), The Principles of Morals and Legislation
tags: animal-rights, moral, vegetarian
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“Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove. Every day will allow you, --will invite you to add something to the pleasure of others, --or to diminish something of their pains.”
― Jeremy Bentham
tags: ethics, happiness, misery, morality, pain, secular-morality
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“...the rarest of all human qualities is consistency.”
― Jeremy Bentham
tags: philosophy, utilitarianism
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