<![CDATA[Alfred's Serif Users' Forums — Jeremy Bentham's books]]> https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?id=682 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:27:03 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Jeremy Bentham's books]]> https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=5165#p5165 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

]]> Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:27:03 +0000 https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=5165#p5165 <![CDATA[Re: Jeremy Bentham's books]]> https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=5164#p5164 > 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

]]> Sun, 02 Jun 2024 13:06:12 +0000 https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=5164#p5164 <![CDATA[Re: Jeremy Bentham's books]]> https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=5163#p5163 A link to the original article:

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

]]> Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:15:38 +0000 https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=5163#p5163 <![CDATA[Jeremy Bentham's books]]> https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=5161#p5161 > ‘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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