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Jeremy Bentham Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher who founded the principle of utilitarianism. Under utilitarianism, everything is classified by its “utility” or usefulness. Utility is the object’s ability to produce happiness. Bentham wanted to create happiness in his society. He believed that happiness can be measured in exact quantities and that individuals only care about their own pleasure and ways of increasing it. According to these principles, a person should always act for …

…then he was de-dermatized except for his head, which was mummified. His skeleton was dressed in his clothing and put into a glass case with a wax head instead of his real one. His real head was originally kept in the case with him but, more recently, was the focus of several student pranks and is now kept in a locked safe. In addition, his remains are annually present at meetings of the University governors.