Jeremy bentham

1. 1748 - 1832

2. Born on February 15
th
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

3. Bentham died on
June 6
th
1832
Bentham directed that
his body was to be
mummified and put in a
wooden cabinet called an
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4. Historical Context
King George III
Reigned from 25
th
of
October 1760 to 29
th
of
January 1820

5. “What ought a person to do?”
Utilitarianism

6. 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”

7. How has utilitarianism affected the
law system?

8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FkoEZisAm0&feature=related
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?