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Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832)

- Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) : Jeremy Bentham is the one who said that the seeking of pleasure and the avoidance of pain governed most human behavior. Bentham also said that the best society was one that did the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

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