Definition of Benthamism. Meaning of Benthamism. Synonyms of Benthamism

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Benthamism. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Benthamism and, of course, Benthamism synonyms and on the right images related to the word Benthamism.

Definition of Benthamism

Benthamism
Benthamism Ben"tham*ism, n. That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham; the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and determined by their utility; also, the theory that the sensibility to pleasure and the recoil from pain are the only motives which influence human desires and actions, and that these are the sufficient explanation of ethical and jural conceptions.

Meaning of Benthamism from wikipedia

- Charles, ed. (1913). "Benthamism". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bentham, Jeremy" . Encyclopædia...
- Look up Bentham in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bentham may refer to: Bentham, Gloucestershire in Badgeworth Bentham, North Yorkshire Bentham (surname)...
- George Bentham CMG FRS FLS (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier...
- Bentham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Billy Bentham, English rugby league footballer of the 1920s Charles Bentham, 18th-century...
- of philosopher Jeremy Bentham, with whom he had a close bond. Samuel Bentham was one of two surviving children of Jeremiah Bentham. His father was an attorney...
- Rosie Elizabeth Bentham (born 29 July 2001) is an English actress who has appeared as Gabby Thomas in Em****ale since January 2016. Bentham was born in 2001...
- Trevor Bentham (born 11 October 1943) is a British former stage manager and screenwriter (A Month by the Lake and The Clandestine Marriage). For 22 years...
- Bentham Science Publishers is a company that publishes scientific, technical, and medical journals and e-books. It publishes over 120 subscription-based...
- A taxonomic system, the Bentham & Hooker system for seed plants, was published in Bentham and Hooker's Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis...
- Revolution and the creation of Benthamism. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 54. ISBN 9780230554221. Retrieved 1 August 2018. Mary Sophia Bentham was the daughter of the...