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Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was a philosopher who developed Utilitarianism, a system based on the principle of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number" and the idea that human motivation stems from self-interest.

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was a philosopher known for philosophical radicalism and Utilitarianism. His system is based on two core principles: that all reform should aim for the "greatest happiness of the greatest number" as the measure of right and wrong, and that human motivation is fundamentally rooted in self-interest.

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philosophical radicalism known as Utilitarianism , this system was formed around the dual ideas that all reform should be directed by the greatest happiness of the greatest number as a measure of right and wrong, and that human motivation was founded on self-interest

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