Jeremy Bentham
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| - | '''Jeremy Bentham''' ([[February 15]] , [[1748]] [[O.S.]] ([[February 26]], [[1748]] [[N.S.]]) – [[June 6]], [[1832]]) was an [[England|English]] [[jurist]], [[philosopher]], and legal and [[social reform]]er. He was a political radical and a leading theorist in Anglo-American philosophy of law. He is best known as an early advocate of [[utilitarianism]] and [[animal rights]] who influenced the development of [[liberalism]]. | + | '''Jeremy Bentham''' ([[February 15]] , [[1748]] – [[June 6]], [[1832]]) was an [[England|English]] [[jurist]], [[philosopher]], and legal and [[social reform]]er, best-known today for devising the ''[[Panopticon]]''. He was a [[political radical]] and a leading theorist in [[Anglo-American philosophy]] of law. He is best known as an early advocate of [[utilitarianism]] and [[animal rights]] who influenced the development of [[liberalism]]. In ''[[An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation]]'' he wrote of [[sexual ethics]]. |
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Jeremy Bentham (February 15 , 1748 – June 6, 1832) was an English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer, best-known today for devising the Panopticon. He was a political radical and a leading theorist in Anglo-American philosophy of law. He is best known as an early advocate of utilitarianism and animal rights who influenced the development of liberalism. In An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation he wrote of sexual ethics.
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