Jeremy Bentham
19th Century1748-1832London, England
As Your Guide
“Bentham will calculate the moral weight of your existence with engineering precision. He asks one question: does your presence in the world increase or decrease the sum of happiness? Choose him if you want a guide who measures the soul by its consequences.”
Who They Were
English philosopher who founded utilitarianism. Advocated for legal and social reform.
What They Left Behind
Words that outlived their authors.
What Haunts Them
These are the questions that wouldn't let them rest.
Greatest happiness principlehedonic calculuspanopticonlegal positivism