Jeremy Bentham
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Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher and legal reformer best known as the founder of modern utilitarianism, advocating that laws and actions should aim to maximize overall happiness.
Aliases (1)
- Bentham ×1
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Enlightenment thinker
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human → legal theorist → philosopher → social reformer → utilitarian → |
| advocatedFor |
abolition of slavery
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animal welfare → codification of laws → decriminalization of homosexuality → democratic reforms → expanded suffrage → freedom of expression → legal positivism → prison reform → separation of church and state → |
| autoIconLocation | University College London → |
| burialPlace | University College London → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain → |
| dateOfBirth | 1748-02-15 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1832-06-06 → |
| educatedAt |
Lincoln's Inn
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The Queen's College, Oxford NERFINISHED → Westminster School → |
| ethnicGroup | English → |
| familyName |
Jeremy Bentham
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surface form: "Bentham"
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| fieldOfWork |
economics
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jurisprudence → legal reform → moral philosophy → political philosophy → social reform → |
| fullName | Jeremy Bentham → |
| givenName | Jeremy → |
| hasPart | auto-icon of Jeremy Bentham → |
| hasPhilosophicalConcept |
act utilitarianism
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hedonic calculus →
surface form: "felicific calculus"
greatest happiness of the greatest number → |
| influenced |
Henry Sidgwick
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James Mill → John Austin → John Stuart Mill → legal positivism → modern utilitarianism → welfare economics → |
| influencedBy |
Helvétius
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surface form: "Claude Adrien Helvétius"
David Hume → John Locke → |
| knownFor |
advocacy of legal and social reform
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design of the Panopticon prison → founding modern utilitarianism → hedonic calculus → principle of utility → the greatest happiness principle → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes → |
| movement |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form: "Enlightenment"
classical liberalism → utilitarianism → |
| notableIdea |
linking punishment to deterrence and utility
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rights as legal fictions rather than natural rights → utilitarian basis for legislation → |
| notableWork |
A Fragment on Government
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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation → Constitutional Code → Panopticon; or, The Inspection-House → On Crimes and Punishments →
surface form: "The Rationale of Punishment"
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| philosophicalSchool | utilitarianism → |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Kingdom of Great Britain → London, England →
surface form: "London"
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| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England →
surface form: "London"
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| positionHeld |
leading figure at University College London
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member of Lincoln's Inn → |
| religion | deism → |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form: "London"
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| sexOrGender | male → |
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Bentham"
subject surface form: "John Stuart Mill"
subject surface form: "John Stuart Mill"