Associations to the word «Bentham»
Noun
Wiktionary
BENTHAM, proper noun. An English habitational surname derived from any of several places.
BENTHAM, proper noun. Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher and social reformer.
Dictionary definition
BENTHAM, noun. English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831).
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.