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Benthamism

noun Ben·tham·ism \ ˈben(t)-thə-ˌmi-zəm \

Definition of Benthamism

: the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham and his followers
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Benthamite

play \-ˌmīt\ noun or adjective

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1820

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