Associations to the word «Bentham»

Wiktionary

BENTHAM, proper noun. An English habitational surname​ derived from any of several places.
BENTHAM, proper noun. Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher and social reformer.

Dictionary definition

BENTHAM, noun. English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831).

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca