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Benthamism

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Ben·tham·ism  (bnth-mzm)
n.
The utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham, holding that pleasure is the only good and that the greatest happiness for the greatest number should be the ultimate goal of humans.
Bentham·ite (-mt) n.
Benthamism
Noun
the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham, which holds that the ultimate goal of society should be to promote the greatest happiness of the greatest number
Benthamite nadj
Benthamism
the philosophical theory of Jeremy Bentham that the morality of actions is estimated and determined by their utility and that pleasure and pain are both the ultimate Standard of right and wrong and the fundamental motives influencing human actions and wishes. — Benthamite, n. — Benthamic, adj.
See also: Philosophy


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Layard, Lord of Highgate, aims to tear down modern welfare economics and policy analysis, which do not presume to pass judgment on individual preferences and projects, and replace them with a data-driven Benthamism, according to which you get to do what you like as long as the collective likes what you do.
Happiness is ... higher taxes: is one man's productivity another ... by Wilkinson, Will / Reason
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