jeremy bentham (1748 -- 1832)

Question 1

is usually considered the father of…

Answer 1

…modern Utilitarianism, even though his own version of utilitarianism was flawed because he smuggled in a 2nd principle which raises questions

Question 2

he was an archetypal Enlightenment figure, believing that human nature could be explained by the belief that we are…

Answer 2

…psychological hedonists; so made that we always seek our own pleasure

Question 3

for Bentham the good for humans would be, maximising the _______ we seek and minimising the _____ we avoid

Answer 3

• pleasure

- pain

Question 4

he supported many causes and opposed act such as…

Answer 4

• opposed slavery, the death penalty & corporal punishments (flogging, caning)
• supported equal rights for women & right to divorce and sought decriminalisation of male homosexual acts
• supported freedom of expression & economic freedom from regulation

Question 5

he believed in the strict application of his principles; he wished to makes his death a useful event, leaving his body to be ____ ______, for the good of ______ ______, and then turned into an auto icon as a continual reminder of ___ ______ __ ______

Answer 5

• publicly dissected
• medical science
• the principles he taught