Jurisprudence… Understanding Bentham’s Jurisprudence: A Complete Blog & Podcast Series 16/11/202520/12/2025 Jeremy Bentham remains one of the most fascinating and revolutionary thinkers in the history of law. His philosophy of utilitarianism — that the purpose of law is to secure “the…
Jurisprudence… Bentham’s Utilitarianism and the Moral Challenges of Modern Law 27/10/202525/10/2025 Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) remains one of the most influential figures in the history of jurisprudence. His ideas reshaped how society views law - not as divine command or abstract morality,…
Jurisprudence… Bentham’s Jurisprudence Under Fire: Utility vs Justice in Modern Law 26/10/202528/10/2025 Jeremy Bentham, often regarded as the father of legal positivism and founder of utilitarian jurisprudence, revolutionized modern legal thought by introducing the idea that law should serve the greatest happiness…
Jurisprudence… Codifying Happiness: Bentham’s Utilitarian Revolution in Law 24/10/202505/12/2025 Can law be engineered like a machine - precise, predictable, and built for public good? Bentham believed so. Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832), the English philosopher and jurist, is often described as…
Jurisprudence… Can Law Be Moral Without Religion? Bentham’s Utilitarian Answer 23/10/202523/10/2025 Can law be moral without invoking religion or natural rights? Bentham thought so - and built a system to prove it. Jeremy Bentham, one of the most influential figures in…
Jurisprudence… Bentham’s Hedonic Calculus : Measuring Happiness and Pain 22/10/202520/10/2025 Jeremy Bentham, the English philosopher and founder of Utilitarianism, believed that the purpose of all laws and moral actions should be to promote the greatest happiness of the greatest number.…
Jurisprudence… Bentham on Punishment: When Pain Becomes Justified 21/10/202520/10/2025 Jeremy Bentham, one of the greatest legal philosophers of the 18th century, is best remembered for his principle of utility - that all laws and actions must aim to achieve…
Jurisprudence… The Principle of Utility: Bentham’s Greatest Happiness Formula 22/09/202520/10/2025 📖 In our previous blog Jeremy Bentham: The Architect of Utilitarian Jurisprudence, we explored Jeremy Bentham’s life and the intellectual climate that shaped his philosophy. Building on that foundation, this…
Jurisprudence… Jeremy Bentham: The Architect of Utilitarian Jurisprudence 21/09/202520/10/2025 Introduction In the landscape of legal philosophy, Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) occupies a central place as the founder of modern utilitarianism. At a time when English law was an untidy patchwork…