 Jeremy Bentham On this day in 1832 the radical British philosopher and reformer Jeremy Bentham died. Bentham’s Complete Works run to thirty-six volumes, but his most famous connection to literature may be through Charles Dickens. The two shared several enthusiasms — prison reform, a minimum wage — but in Hard Times Dickens enjoyed targeting all Gradgrinds and Utilitarians. |
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