POL 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: John Dewey, Jeremy Bentham, Thomas Hill Green

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 307
• Professor: Sylvia Thompson

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To get started right away, just tap any placeholder text (such as this) and start typing: jeremy bentham (1748-1832) British theorist known as the (cid:498)father of modern liberalism(cid:499), believed in utilitarianism and hedonistic calculus. Philosophy of utilitarianism: the idea that the best/right decision for the individual and government is to make the choices that make the greatest happiness and the least point for the greatest amount of people (came up with this theory) An english philosopher and economists who followed bentham"s ideas. Utilitarian, served in the house of commons, feminist (believed in women"s rights/equality, advocated for democracy: remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism. Theory of right: since the government is controlled by the people, they do not have to put up with oppression by businesses (government should play a role in protecting people: john dewey (1859-1952) Rejects burke"s view of change taking generations change can, contrarily, occur/happen fast: liberalism, the industrial revolution.