Jeremy Bentham and utilitarianism 边沁和功利主义.ppt

Brief Introducton of Jeremy Bentham Born in London, England A child prodigy: read as a young toddler and studied Latin at the age of three Studied law at Queens College, Oxford and completed his Bachelors degree and Masters degree. a British philosopher, jurist(法学家), social reformer( 改革家) and the founder of modern utilitarianism (功利主义) a leading theorist in Anglo-American philosophy of law, and a political radical whose ideas influenced the development of welfarism. konwn for his advocacy of utilitarianism and animal rights and the idea of the panopticon（圆形监狱）. His Arguments He advocate