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A review of Jeremy Bentham and his utilitarian education

Tang Yan

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Jeremy Bentham is the founder of the British utilitarianism in the second half of 18~(th) century.He argues that the basic principle of utilitarianism is the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people,which is also his theoretical basis of education.Hence his educational concept of objectives,contents,and administrational principles is greatly influential.

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Jeremy Bentham is the founder of the British utilitarianism in the second half of 18~(th) century.He argues that the basic principle of utilitarianism is the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people,which is also his theoretical basis of education.Hence his educational concept of objectives,contents,and administrational principles is greatly influential.

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Jeremy Bentham is the founder of the British utilitarianism in the second half of 18~(th) century.He argues that the basic principle of utilitarianism is the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people,which is also his theoretical basis of education.Hence his educational concept of objectives,contents,and administrational principles is greatly influential.

Key concepts: Jeremy bentham, Utilitarianism, Happiness, Sociology, Philosophy, Environmental ethics, Epistemology, Law

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