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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Benthamism
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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The utilitarian theory of Jeremy Bentham, an English jurist (1748-1832), who taught that happiness (pleasure) is the object of life and that the highest morality consists in securing the greatest happiness of the greatest number, a formula taken from Priestly. According to this test he found wanting the Established Churches, the New Testament, and religion generally. Though not a practical man, his theories frequently influenced legislation m England and in the United States, and, strange to say, helped to bring about Catholic Emancipation in 1829.
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Entry for 'Benthamism'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/b/benthamism.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Benthamism'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/b/benthamism.html. 1910.
