Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham (; 4 February 1747/8 O.S. [15 February 1748 N.S.] – 6 June 1832) was an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.
Jeremy Bentham Portrait by Henry William Pickersgill, 1828 Born15 February 1748 [O.S. 4 February 1747/8] London, England Died6 June 1832 (aged 84) London, England Education EducationThe Queen's College, Oxford (BA, 1763; MA, 1766) Philosophical work Era 18th-/19th-century philosophy RegionWestern philosophy School Utilitarianism Radicalism Liberalism Legal positivism Epicureanism Notable students William Thompson (epistolary correspondent) Main interests Economics · ethics · philosophy of law · political philosophy Notable ideas Felicific calculus Principle of utility…
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