Jeremy Bentham Tapestries

Description: Jeremy Bentham was a prominent 18th-century philosopher and social reformer, known for his utilitarianism philosophy. Bentham's influential ideas advocated for maximizing happiness and minimizing suffering in society, making him a key figure in ethics, jurisprudence, and political philosophy

Description: Seven gauges measure intensity, duration, certainty, propinquity, fecundity, purity and extent around a dial of pleasure and pain. Can the rightness of an action be measured in units of happiness? The right act is the one that produces the greatest happiness for the greatest number. Bentham even proposed seven dimensions for weighing every pleasure and pain. Source: Jeremy Bentham, Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1789, J. S. Mill, 1861.

Description: Original design of RUIN! MUSIC inspired by Rock and Roll culture.

Description: “Stretching his hands up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.” -Jeremy Bentham

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