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Jeremy Bentham | |
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| Born | 15 February 1748 London, England, Great Britain |
| Died | 6 June 1832 London, England United Kingdom |
| School tradition | Classical liberalism |
| Nationality | English |
Jeremy Bentham (15 February 1748 – 6 June 1832) was a liberal English philosopher during the Enlightenment. He supported imprisoning children of the poor and making them marry young in order to create more workers.[1]
References
- ↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Were Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England and America Liberal?' (p. 114). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]