Bentham


Jeremy, 1748–1832, English jurist and philosopher.
Contemporary Examples

Reading Prison Novels In Prison Daniel Genis May 23, 2014

Historical Examples

The Avenger E. Phillips Oppenheim
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. Leslie Stephen
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) Leslie Stephen
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. Leslie Stephen
The Age of Tennyson Hugh Walker
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. Leslie Stephen
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. Leslie Stephen
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. Leslie Stephen
Darwin and Modern Science A.C. Seward and Others

noun
Jeremy. 1748–1832, British philosopher and jurist: a founder of utilitarianism. His works include A Fragment on Government (1776) and Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789)

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