benthamite means relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
Etymology
From Bentham + -ite.
adj
- Relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.“Following Calvo and Obstfeld […] and Diamond […] we assume that the social welfare function takes the following Benthamite form: […]”
noun
- One who subscribes to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.“Well, should we set aside the more disputable point whether for various reasons it was possible to anchor the fleet, then plausibly enough the Benthamites of war may urge the above.”