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Benthamism

[ ben-thuh-miz-uhm, -tuh- ]

noun

  1. the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.


Benthamism

/ ˈbɛnθəˌmɪzəm /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈBenthaˌmite, nounadjective
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Other Words From

  • Ben·tham·ic [ben-, tham, -ik, -, tam, -], adjective
  • Ben·tham·ite [ben, -th, uh, -mahyt, -t, uh, -], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Benthamism1

First recorded in 1820–30; Bentham + -ism
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Example Sentences

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

Of or pertaining to Bentham or Benthamism.

One who believes in Benthamism.

The English Miss Sedgwick deserves the thanks of humanity for putting Benthamism into clean purple and fine linen.

But in England the dominant philosophy was Benthamism, the dominant theology was equally hard, and Newman turned from both in disgust, took to the theological road-making of the Via Media, and finally found refuge in Rome, driven by the conviction that ‘there are but two alternatives, the way to Rome and the way to atheism.’

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