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Benthamism
Ben·tham·ism
/
ˈbɛn
θəˌmɪz
əm, -tə-
/
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noun
the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy
Bentham
.
Origin:
1820–30;
Bentham
+
-ism
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Ben·tham·ic
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ɪk
,
-ˈtæm-
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adjective
Ben·tham·ite
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θəˌmaɪt
,
-tə-
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noun
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Benthamism
(ˈbɛnθəˌmɪzəm)
—
n
the philosophy of utilitarianism as first expounded by Jeremy Bentham in terms of an action being good that has a greater tendency to augment the happiness of the community than to diminish it
'Benthamite
—
n
, —
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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