Jeremy+Bentham



([]) = = =Jeremy Bentham' s life, career, and education:= Jeremy Bentham was born in London, England on February fifteenth 1748, and was most commonly known as the founder of British "utilitarianism" or "philosophical radicalism". He was also a vigorous advocate of politics, legal scholar, social philosopher, and was skilled in many languages. ( [] )

He attended Westminster school, and began attending Queens College, Oxford, at the age of twelve (both schools are located in the United Kingdom). There he studied to be a lawyer (which was also his father's occupation) and was later called to bar in 1769. ( [] )

In 1789 he wrote a book which was named, //Introduction to the Principles of Morals.// This is Betham's most popular work known to date. He also wrote the book, Priciples of International Law, in 1798. ( [] )

Jeremy Bentham passed away on June sixth, 1832. Prior to his death, he had declared that he wanted to be "stuffed". With his wishes in mind, they removed his organs, and replaced his head with a wax replica. They took his actual clothes and dressed him in them. He now currently remains inside a glass fronted mahogany case for everyone to see. If you would like to go and see him, you may find him at University College London. ( [] )

( [] ) =Bentham's Theory of Ethics:=
 * __Utilitarianism__ states that the moral standard should be promotion of the best long-term interests of everyone concerned. Many utilitariants say that which is intrinsically good in pleasure and happiness (known as the hedonistic calculus). Others say there are other things which are intrinsically good such as beauty, power, knowledge, etc.**

//Act Utilitarianism// states that the right utilitarian act is the one that produces the greatest ratio of good to evil for all concerned. //Rule Utilitarianism// teaches us that certain actions almost always have a great utilitarian value and thus general rules are formulated to help us see that we follow these rules of action.

A few doctors decide that a number of experiments on a few people, even if most of them died, would be worth it if they could find a cure for a disease that would relieve the suffering of millions of people. Utilitarianism would give the approval for such because it produces the greatest good for the greatest number of people

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