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1748 - 1832
Born on February 15th 1748 Studied at Queen’s College in Oxford in 1760, and after he
studied law at Lincoln’s Inn.In 1776 Bentham published his first
book A Fragment on Government.Bentham defined his theory of utilitarianism
in his book The Introduction to the Principled of Morals and Legislation published in 1789
Biography
Bentham died on June 6th 1832Bentham directed that his body was to be mummified and put in a wooden cabinet called an Auto-icon.
Biography Cont’d
Historical Context
King George IIIReigned from 25th of October 1760 to 29th of January 1820
“What ought a person to do?”
Utilitarianism
Natural Law or Positive Law
“Every law is an infraction of liberty”
“Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign monster; pain
and pleasure”
How has utilitarianism affected the law system?
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If abortion was made illegal how would it affect society?
If marijuana was made legal how would it affect society?
Does it secure the happiness of the majority of the people?
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