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Bentham

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Ben·tham  (bnthm), Jeremy 1748-1832.
British writer, reformer, and philosopher whose systematic analysis of law and legislation laid the foundations of utilitarianism.
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Noun1.BenthamBentham - English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)


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He read another article, too, a financial one, which alluded to Bentham and Mill, and dropped some innuendoes reflecting on the ministry.
Students interested in such matters should read the brochure of Arnold Bentham soon to be published.
Because that Philanthropist had expressly declared: 'I owe it to my fellow-creatures that he should be, in the words of BENTHAM, where he is the cause of the greatest danger to the smallest number.
 
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