Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher and jurist, known as the father of modern utilitarianism, advocating for ethics based on the greatest happiness for the greatest number.
Frases de Jeremy Bentham
“Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure.”
Filosófico “It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong.”
Política e Ética “The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?”
Direitos Animais “Natural rights is simple nonsense: natural and imprescriptible rights, rhetorical nonsense—nonsense upon stilts.”
Crítica Jurídica “Every law is an infraction of liberty.”
Reflexão Jurídica “Vice is a miscalculation in the pursuit of happiness.”
Moral e Razão “Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove.”
Humanismo “The rarity of pleasure increases its value; the rarity of pain increases the fear.”
Psicologia Filosófica “The law should not interfere with private actions unless they harm others.”
Liberalismo “The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.”
Princípio Político “Every individual is to count for one, and no one for more than one.”
Filosófico “The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.”
Crítica Social “The only appropriate and justifiable object of government is the greatest happiness of the greatest number.”
Político “It is not the interest of the State to punish unless it is to prevent a greater evil.”
Jurídico “I have fought against tyranny in all its forms, especially the tyranny of the law.”
Crítica Social “Publicity is the very soul of justice. It is the keenest spur to exertion, and the surest of all guards against improbity.”
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