Jeremy Bentham vs. Immanuel Kant
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Jeremy Bentham
1748 – 1832
Philosophy
France
Utilitarianism
Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.
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"The principle of utility judges any action to be right by the tendency it appears to have to augment or diminish the happiness of the party whose interests are …"
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Immanuel Kant
1724 – 1804
Philosophy
Kingdom of Prussia
Enlightenment
German philosopher whose work on epistemology and ethics was transformative.
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"One who makes himself a worm cannot complain afterwards if people step on him."
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Connections
Immanuel Kant was influenced by Jeremy Bentham
Shared era: 1748 – 1804
Both wrote about: