Jeremy Bentham

Jeremy Bentham

Died: June 6, 1832, Westminster, United Kingdom Website Facebook Twitter

Bentham defined as the "fundamental axiom" of his philosophy the principle that "it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong".

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The Identity of an Atheist

by Voltaire and others in Figures of Speech

Is this Voltarian quote about the chains of fools an identifying statement of an Atheist towards the faithful or is it observation 'about' Atheists not being able to see the Goodness in God? The latter is a Platonic play and brings all sorts of perversion to the party. 

Now we are getting somewhere

by Jeremy Bentham and others in Figures of Speech

The individual pleasures and pains aggregate to forme the concrete of the whole, society that is! This declaration of independence relies on the individual to have ideals similar to the common good of the community.

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