Benthamism
the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
Origin of Benthamism
1Other words from Benthamism
- Ben·tham·ic [ben-tham-ik, -tam-], /bɛnˈθæm ɪk, -ˈtæm-/, adjective
- Ben·tham·ite [ben-thuh-mahyt, -tuh-], /ˈbɛn θəˌmaɪt, -tə-/, noun
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How to use Benthamism in a sentence
During the eighteenth century Benthamism had gone through its period of incubation.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie StephenI often amuse myself by trying to imagine what Bentham would have said of Benthamism expounded by Mill.
The strong points of Benthamism may, I think, be summed up in two words.
The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. | Sir Leslie StephenBut what was the message which could reach a hard-headed young 'lawyer by nature' with a turn for Benthamism?
The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. | Sir Leslie StephenThe argument shows the way in which his religious beliefs were combined with his Benthamism.
The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. | Sir Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for Benthamism
/ (ˈbɛnθəˌmɪzəm) /
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
Derived forms of Benthamism
- Benthamite, noun, adjective
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