Jeremy Bentham was perhaps as much a social reformer as a philosopher and is also well known for his many inventions. His major contribution to philosophy is the theory of utilitarianism.

Philosopher Jeremy Bentham's severed head will put on display for exhibit, with scientists also looking to see if the famed eccentric may have had autism. Bentham, who died in 1832, was a leading ...

Jeremy Bentham, inset, and his ‘Auto-Icon’ (Picture: Getty) What happens to your body when you die?. Well, if you’re a mildly eccentric 19th century philosopher and social reformer who cares ...

Jeremy Bentham’s preserved, clothed corpse, with a waxworks replica of his actual head at bottom, has greeted visitors to the college since 1850.

The Panopticon design involved a central watch tower, from which a single prison officer could observe the goings-on in the ...

Jeremy Bentham. By John Neal. November 1865 Issue. Share. Save. WHEN I first knew this great and good man, he was in his seventy-ninth year, and quite as remarkable for strength of constitution ...

The auto-icon of 18th-century philosopher Jeremy Bentham will travel from London to NYC for an exhibition at the Met Breuer that explores the human body.