<![CDATA[Alfred's Serif Users' Forums — Jeremy Bentham's books]]> 2024-06-02T15:27:03Z PunBB https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?id=682 <![CDATA[Re: Jeremy Bentham's books]]> William wrote:

… to marginalize a minority or one person.

I can’t think of a smaller minority than one person! https://punster.me/images/tongue.gif

]]> https://punster.me/serif/profile.php?id=2 2024-06-02T15:27:03Z https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=5165#p5165 <![CDATA[Re: Jeremy Bentham's books]]> > Bentham, the father of utilitarianism, is the man who established the principle that the best actions are those that create “the greatest good for the greatest possible number”.

I am not sure about that principle. It can, alas, sometimes be used as justification to marginalize a minority or one person.

William

]]> https://punster.me/serif/profile.php?id=4 2024-06-02T13:06:12Z https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=5164#p5164 <![CDATA[Re: Jeremy Bentham's books]]> A link to the original article:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/artic … itarianism

]]> https://punster.me/serif/profile.php?id=2 2024-06-02T10:15:38Z https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=5163#p5163 <![CDATA[Jeremy Bentham's books]]> > ‘He had a sarcastic turn of phrase’: discovery of 1509 book sheds new light on ‘father of utilitarianism’

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/h … r-BB1nrW0s

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