Question

Jeremy Bentham believed that: questons

laws should be judged by whether they bring more pleasure than pain. individual freedom was not important in a utilitarian government. government should play no role in the economy. poverty was inevitable, in spite of wage increases for the working class.

Answer 1

Jeremy Bentham was a philosopher that was best known his beliefs in right and wrong being judged by the amount of happiness in a person. He had an optimistic outlook on many pressing issues at the time he was alive, as he wanted to abolish slavery, outlaw the death penalty, and do away with physical punishment.

The answer that would best fit this description of Bentham is "laws should be judged by whether they bring more pleasure than pain".

Answer 2

Jeremy Bentham believed that: "questons
laws should be judged by whether they bring more pleasure than pain. "

From the process of utilitarianism which "judges actions based on how beneficial it is to the majority of the people" Beneficial means that they are "pleasure" and is a positive aspect instead of a negative (pain).

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