Life
Where was Jeremy Bentham Born?
Houndsditch, London, United Kingdom
Jeremy Bentham was the father of __________
Utilitarianism
Did Jeremy Bentham say:
"The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation."
Yes
Where was Jeremy Bentham most influential?
United Kingdom
What year was Jeremy Bentham Born?
February 15, 1748
Do you agree with Jeremy Bentham's view on law?
Explain!
Did Bentham say this?
"Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart."
Yup!
What was the name of his investion?
The Panopticon
What year did Jeremy Bentham pass away?
June 6, 1832
People were motivated by ________ and ________
Pain and pleasure
Did Jeremy Bentham say:
"Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as to determine what we shall do."
Yes
What did he do instead of practicing law?
He wrote topics regarding the law
At what age did Jeremy Bentham enter Oxford University, Queen's College?
12 Years Old
What did Bentham use to measure happiness?
Hedonic Calculus
True or False: Did Jeremy Bentham say that "I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them."
No, this was said by John Stuart Mill
How many guards are needed to watch 288 prisoners in the panopticon?
3
What did his parents want him to become when he was older?
A lawyer (Lord Chancellor)
What did he define the principle of utility as?
that property in any object whereby it tends to produce pleasure, good or happiness, or to prevent the happening of mischief, pain, evil or unhappiness to the party whose interest is considered.
Explain this quote in your own words: "Fiction is to law what fraud is to trade."
He believed that laws should be clear, rational and based on the truth
How many steps are in his law process and what are they?
3 steps: Sense a pattern in society, set a law, see if majority of people are happy about it