Benthamism

[ ben-thuh-miz-uh m, -tuh- ]

/ ˈbɛn θəˌmɪz əm, -tə- /

noun

the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.

Origin of Benthamism

First recorded in 1820–30; Bentham + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Benthamism

Ben·tham·ic

[ben-tham-ik, -tam-] /bɛnˈθæm ɪk, -ˈtæm-/, adjective Ben·tham·ite

[ben-thuh-mahyt, -tuh-] /ˈbɛn θəˌmaɪt, -tə-/, noun

Example sentences from the Web for benthamism

But what was the message which could reach a hard-headed young 'lawyer by nature' with a turn for Benthamism?

The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. |Sir Leslie Stephen
The student, therefore, comes to wonder if there is anything which is not Benthamism.

Recent Developments in European Thought |Various
For all its philanthropy, Benthamism did not settle the problem of the conditions of life among the working classes.

A Short History of English Liberalism |Walter Lyon Blease
The failure was of the sort which was inevitably incident to Benthamism.

A Short History of English Liberalism |Walter Lyon Blease

I often amuse myself by trying to imagine what Bentham would have said of Benthamism expounded by Mill.

The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for benthamism

Benthamism

/ (ˈbɛnθəˌmɪzəm) /

noun

the philosophy of utilitarianism as first expounded by Jeremy Bentham in terms of an action being good that has a greater tendency to augment the happiness of the community than to diminish it

Derived forms of Benthamism

Benthamite, noun, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for benthamism

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