Bentham may refer to: * Bentham, Gloucestershire in

Badgeworth Badgeworth is a village and civil parish in the Tewkesbury district of Gloucestershire, England, between Gloucester and Cheltenham. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,206, increasing to 1,286 at the 2011 census. ...

Bentham, North Yorkshire Bentham is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 3,027 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the town High Bentham, occasionally known as Higher Bentham or just Bentham, and the older ad ...

Bentham (surname) Bentham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Billy Bentham, English rugby league footballer of the 1920s * Charles Bentham, 18th-century English shipwright in Dutch service * Craig Bentham (born 1985), English association fo ...

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Jeremy Bentham Jeremy Bentham (; 4 February Dual dating, 1747/8 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S. 5 February 1748 Old Style and New Style dates, N.S.– 6 June 1832) was an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of mo ...

, 18th century English philosopher and founder of modern

Utilitarianism In ethical philosophy, utilitarianism is a family of normative ethical theories that prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well-being for the affected individuals. In other words, utilitarian ideas encourage actions that lead to the ...

* Bentham (''One Piece''), a character in Eiichiro Oda's manga ''One Piece'' *

Bentham Grammar School Bentham Grammar School was an independent school A private school or independent school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a State school, public school. Private schools are schools that are not dependent up ...

, in North Yorkshire * Bentham House, housing the University College London Faculty of Laws * Bentham railway station, in North Yorkshire * Bentham Science Publishers, scientific publisher in the United Arab Emirates

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