Quiz: Jeremy Bentham

When was Jeremy Bentham born?
- 1748, London, England.
- 1596, La Haye, France.
- 22 April 1724, Königsberg, East Prussia.
- 1685, near Kilkenny, Ireland.
Answer
1748, London, England. — Born: 1748, London, England..
When did Jeremy Bentham die?
- 1832, London. His preserved body sits at University College London.
- 21 June 1527, Florence.
- 1626, London, of a chill caught stuffing a chicken with snow in an experiment.
- 1778, Paris, cheered by crowds on his return from exile.
Answer
1832, London. His preserved body sits at University College London. — Died: 1832, London. His preserved body sits at University College London..
What is Jeremy Bentham known for?
- The greatest happiness principle, the Panopticon prison design, and the felicific calculus for weighing pleasures and pains.
- The unity of knowledge and action: to know the good and not do it is not to know it. And innate knowing, the mind's original sense of right.
- Cogito ergo sum, mind body dualism, and analytic geometry, the coordinate system that carries his name.
- Candide, the Philosophical Letters, and the campaigns for Calas and other victims of religious courts. Ecrasez linfame: crush the infamous thing.
Answer
The greatest happiness principle, the Panopticon prison design, and the felicific calculus for weighing pleasures and pains. — Known for: The greatest happiness principle, the Panopticon prison design, and the felicific calculus for weighing pleasures and pains..
Which school of thought was Jeremy Bentham part of?
- Utilitarianism, its founder.
- Rationalism.
- Empiricism, turned into immaterialism.
- Materialism and contract theory.
Answer
Utilitarianism, its founder. — School: Utilitarianism, its founder..
True or false: English reformer who founded utilitarianism on the greatest happiness principle: the right act is the one that makes the most happiness.
- True
- False
Answer
True — From the entry's summary.

When was Jeremy Bentham born?
- 1748, London, England.
- 1596, La Haye, France.
- 22 April 1724, Königsberg, East Prussia.
- 1685, near Kilkenny, Ireland.
Answer
1748, London, England. — Born: 1748, London, England..
When did Jeremy Bentham die?
- 1832, London. His preserved body sits at University College London.
- 21 June 1527, Florence.
- 1626, London, of a chill caught stuffing a chicken with snow in an experiment.
- 1778, Paris, cheered by crowds on his return from exile.
Answer
1832, London. His preserved body sits at University College London. — Died: 1832, London. His preserved body sits at University College London..
What is Jeremy Bentham known for?
- The greatest happiness principle, the Panopticon prison design, and the felicific calculus for weighing pleasures and pains.
- The unity of knowledge and action: to know the good and not do it is not to know it. And innate knowing, the mind's original sense of right.
- Cogito ergo sum, mind body dualism, and analytic geometry, the coordinate system that carries his name.
- Candide, the Philosophical Letters, and the campaigns for Calas and other victims of religious courts. Ecrasez linfame: crush the infamous thing.
Answer
The greatest happiness principle, the Panopticon prison design, and the felicific calculus for weighing pleasures and pains. — Known for: The greatest happiness principle, the Panopticon prison design, and the felicific calculus for weighing pleasures and pains..
Which school of thought was Jeremy Bentham part of?
- Utilitarianism, its founder.
- Rationalism.
- Empiricism, turned into immaterialism.
- Materialism and contract theory.
Answer
Utilitarianism, its founder. — School: Utilitarianism, its founder..
True or false: English reformer who founded utilitarianism on the greatest happiness principle: the right act is the one that makes the most happiness.
- True
- False
Answer
True — From the entry's summary.