Utilitarian philosophy
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Benthamism · greatest-happiness principle · the theory of utility · the utilitarian philosophy · utilitarian philosophy · utilitarianism
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Lectures on the Relation between Law and Public Opinion in England
The doctrine that legislation should aim at the greatest happiness, associated with Bentham, examined across imperial, historical, and nationalist contexts.
The sincerity of our imperialism is shown by our action.
the historical method has fostered a spirit foreign to the ideas of Benthamite philosophy.
The historical spirit, therefore, in giving prominence to the idea of nationality has told against the authority of utilitarian liberalism.
Lectures on the Early History of Institutions
The philosophical system associating law and morality with the principle of utility.
I shall state hereafter what I believe to be the true point of contact between Austin’s system and the utilitarian philosophy.