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Benthamism

[ ben-thuh-miz-uhm, -tuh- ]

noun

  1. the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.


Benthamism

/ ˈbɛnθəˌmɪzəm /

noun

  1. the philosophy of utilitarianism as first expounded by Jeremy Bentham in terms of an action being good that has a greater tendency to augment the happiness of the community than to diminish it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈBenthaˌmite, nounadjective
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Other Words From

  • Ben·tham·ic [ben-, tham, -ik, -, tam, -], adjective
  • Ben·tham·ite [ben, -th, uh, -mahyt, -t, uh, -], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Benthamism1

First recorded in 1820–30; Bentham + -ism
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Example Sentences

During the eighteenth century Benthamism had gone through its period of incubation.

I often amuse myself by trying to imagine what Bentham would have said of Benthamism expounded by Mill.

The strong points of Benthamism may, I think, be summed up in two words.

But what was the message which could reach a hard-headed young 'lawyer by nature' with a turn for Benthamism?

The argument shows the way in which his religious beliefs were combined with his Benthamism.

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