Benthamism
noun
the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
Benthamite
-
a word derived from
Benthamism.
Example Sentences
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“By any Benthamite pleasure/pain calculation, the sum is less than zero. A net negative of suffering. Which makes you wonder why anybody plays at all.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2018
Civil rights, religious tolerance, and a fundamental commitment to Benthamite individualistic values in a Popperian “open society” have paid off handsomely, but they are not guaranteed.
From Forbes ● Dec. 13, 2011
From the Benthamite point of view, the argument for Christianity must be simply the historical evidence.
From The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice by Sir Leslie Stephen
My brother, in fact, became before long what he always remained, a thorough Benthamite with certain modifications.
From The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice by Sir Leslie Stephen
But he never accepted the Benthamite theory without qualification.
From A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease
