Bentham

Ben·tham

B0192200 (bĕn′thəm), Jeremy 1748-1832. British writer, reformer, and philosopher whose systematic analysis of law and legislation laid the foundations of utilitarianism.

Bentham

(ˈbɛnθəm) n (Biography) 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)

Ben•tham

(ˈbɛn θəm, -təm)

n. Jeremy, 1748–1832, English jurist and philosopher. Ben′tham•ism, n. Ben′tham•ite`, n., adj.

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Bentham - English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)Jeremy Bentham