Bentham, Jeremy B Philosophers

Bentham, Jeremy B Philosophers

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832). English economist and philosopher, best known as a founder of Utilitarianism and opponent of Adam Smith's notion of "natural rights."

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Bentham and Benthamism in Politics and Ethics - Analysis of the influence of Bentham's thought by Henry Sidgwick, challenging Leslie Stephen's views.
Benthamism - An article from the 1912 Catholic Encyclopedia. Features biographical information and a short bibliography.
Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) - Entry on Bentham at the Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy.
Bentham - Biography of Bentham with links to his writings at Ehime University, Japan.
Jeremy Bentham - Categorized list of Bentham-related material. Includes books, articles, writings on Bentham and encyclopedia entries.
'Bentham', by John Stuart Mill - The 1859 edition of this critique of Bentham's utilitarianism.
Great-Grandfather of the Welfare State - Libertarian view arguing that Bentham's philosophy was a precursor to welfare liberalism.
The Bentham Project - Official site of this University College of London initiative to publish a corrected edition of the complete works of Jeremy Bentham. Project information is supplemented by a biography of the thinker, and links to texts and other resources.
'The English Utilitarians: Jeremy Bentham', by Leslie Stephen - Full text of this lengthy 1900 study of Bentham.

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