Bentham

[ ben-thuhm, -tuhm ]

/ ˈbɛn θəm, -təm /

noun

Jeremy, 1748–1832, English jurist and philosopher.

Words nearby Bentham

Benson, Benson's disease, bensulide, bent, bent grass, Bentham, Benthamism, benthic, benthon, benthos, Bentinck

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Example sentences from the Web for Bentham

Reading Bentham was a good warning but Solzhenitsyn was a better friend.
Reading Prison Novels In Prison|Daniel Genis|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the other hand the problem has in some respects become easier since the time of Bentham.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6|Various
Nobody could write more pointedly, or with happier illustrations, than Bentham in his earlier years.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen
They had more and more of that cold science of self-interests which he had learnt from Bentham.
The Victorian Age in Literature|G. K. Chesterton

But those attributes could only be determined by experience, or, as Bentham would have put it, by an appeal to 'utility.'
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen
The transition is made: Bentham and his school are an evidence of the fact.
On the Ethics of Naturalism|William Ritchie Sorley

British Dictionary definitions for Bentham

Bentham

/ (ˈbɛnθəm) /

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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单词	bentham
释义	Bentham [ ben-thuhm, -tuhm ] / ˈbɛn θəm, -təm / noun Jeremy, 1748–1832, English jurist and philosopher. Words nearby Bentham Benson, Benson's disease, bensulide, bent, bent grass, Bentham, Benthamism, benthic, benthon, benthos, Bentinck Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Bentham Reading Bentham was a good warning but Solzhenitsyn was a better friend. Reading Prison Novels In Prison\|Daniel Genis\|May 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST On the other hand the problem has in some respects become easier since the time of Bentham. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6\|Various Nobody could write more pointedly, or with happier illustrations, than Bentham in his earlier years. The English Utilitarians, Volume I.\|Leslie Stephen They had more and more of that cold science of self-interests which he had learnt from Bentham. The Victorian Age in Literature\|G. K. Chesterton But those attributes could only be determined by experience, or, as Bentham would have put it, by an appeal to 'utility.' The English Utilitarians, Volume I.\|Leslie Stephen The transition is made: Bentham and his school are an evidence of the fact. On the Ethics of Naturalism\|William Ritchie Sorley British Dictionary definitions for Bentham Bentham / (ˈbɛnθəm) / 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) 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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