Jeremy Bentham (/ ˈ b ɛ n θ ə m /; 4 February 1747/8 O.S. [15 February 1748 N.S.] – 6 June 1832) was an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of …

Jan 7, 2025 · Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher, economist, and theoretical jurist, the earliest and chief expounder of utilitarianism, which states that an action is right if it tends to promote …

Mar 17, 2015 · Jeremy Bentham, jurist and political reformer, is the philosopher whose name is most closely associated with the foundational era of the modern utilitarian tradition.

Jeremy Bentham is often regarded as the founder of classical utilitarianism. According to Bentham himself, it was in 1769 he came upon “the principle of utility”, inspired by the writings of Hume, …

Feb 15, 2024 · Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was an English philosopher and liberal social reformer best known as the founder of utilitarianism based on the greatest happiness principle, …

The philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) was born in Spitalfields, London, on 15 February 1748. He proved to be something of a child prodigy: while still a toddler he was …

Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher and political radical. He is primarily known today for his moral philosophy , especially his principle of utilitarianism, which evaluates actions based …

Jeremy Bentham was a British philosopher, social reformer, jurist, and human rights activist. Born on February 15, 1748, Bentham emerged as the founder of modern utilitarianism. He was a …

Jeremy Bentham, (born Feb. 15, 1748, London, Eng.—died June 6, 1832, London), British moral philosopher and legal theorist, the earliest expounder of utilitarianism. A precocious student, …

Jeremy Bentham (1748 – 1832) was a British philosopher and social reformer. He is regarded as the founder of utilitarianism – a philosophy advocating the greatest happiness of the greatest …