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Jeremy Bentham

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Jeremy Bentham
Born15 February 1748
London, England, Great Britain
Died6 June 1832 (aged 84)
London, England, United Kingdom
School traditionClassical liberalism
NationalityEnglish


Jeremy Bentham (15 February 1748 – 6 June 1832) was a liberal English philosopher during the Enlightenment who supported imprisoning children of the poor and making them marry young in order to create more workers.[1] He advocated for gradual emancipation from slavery which would free 10% of slaves whenever the heirs of their owners inherited them.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Were Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England and America Liberal?' (p. 114). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
  2. Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Crisis of the English and American Models' (p. 174). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]