☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Benthamism

The legal philosophy of Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) — that the purpose of law is to maximize the greatest happiness for the greatest number. Law should be judged by its utility, not by tradition or natural right.

Category: Jurisprudence · Source: Bentham, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789)
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