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Sa conclusion fut la suivante: le but ultime de toute législation était le bien du peuple; plus il y a de bien, mieux c’est. Bentham était le père de l’utilitarisme, la doctrine selon laquelle, dans toute prise de décision (légale et personnelle), le but poursuivi devrait être le bénéfice total (utilité) maximum, peu importe l’identité des bénéfici
... See moreJonathan Haidt • L'hypothèse du bonheur: La redécouverte de la sagesse ancienne dans la science contemporaine (PSY. Individus, groupes, cultures) (French Edition)
Bentham, an English moral philosopher and legal reformer, founded the doctrine of utilitarianism. Its main idea is simply stated and intuitively appealing: The highest principle of morality is to maximize happiness, the overall balance of pleasure over pain. According to Bentham, the right thing to do is whatever will maximize utility. By “utility,
... See moreMichael J. Sandel • Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
His most famous works are the surprisingly readable Practical Ethics and Animal Liberation.
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Erik Hoel • EconTalk on Apple Podcasts
Jeremy Bentham declared that the supreme good is ‘the greatest happiness of the greatest number’, and
Yuval Noah Harari • Homo Deus
Jeremy Bentham (1748 - 1832)
Jeremy Bentham on the suffering of non-human animals
During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, although many paid lip service to Bentham’s vision, governments, corporations and laboratories focused on more immediate and well-defined aims.