Jeremy Bentham

Her forebears on both sides were Unitarian but, at her mother's urging, the family became Anglican to match their social class. Despite the public conversion, William Nightingale held strongly to his Unitarian background and was...

Florence received a liberal education from her father.She studied Latin, Greek, Italian, French, German, history, composition, and philosophy. Her reading materials included Sarah Trimmer 's New and Comprehensive Lessons, Containing a New and General...

During the five years of their engagement, John Austin decided that Sarah was in need of a rigorous intellectual education in accordance with his religious, political, and philosophical bent of mind. He provided her...

JSM 's father oversaw his extraordinary education, using Jeremy Bentham , author of An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, and his Utilitarian theories as a guide. JSM could read ancient Greek...

Joseph Parkes , Bessie's father, was a solicitor and a Unitarian of Radical sympathies. In 1833 he was secretary to a parliamentary commission on municipal reform, which recommended important changes in local government. At about...

John Austin , Lucie's father, legal philosopher, was the son of a successful miller and corn merchant. A pupil of Jeremy Bentham , he held a number of positions relating to jurisprudence throughout his...

John Austin was a pupil of Bentham , and intimate with all the friends of his master. They had met well before his marriage. At first he completely embraced Bentham's philosophies and political...

While in France, FT also met the young Frances Wright , a controversial figure who later played a significant role in her life. Wright was known for abolitionist sentiments developed during her travels...

Some time this year, AW met the socialist economist William Thompson at Jeremy Bentham 's house in Queen's Square Place, London.

His fuller description (in a letter to his sister) was not so pleasant, something between Jeremy Bentham and Meg Merrilies, very clever, but awfully revolutionary.

Friends of LDG 's parents included political radicals and commentators of the day, such as Bentham , theCarlyles , James Mill , Macaulay , and Sydney Smith . Her own childhood friends included her...

The Utilitarian and political theorist Jeremy Bentham first made contact with FW .

While serving his sentence in the Surrey Gaol in Horsemonger Lane (missing his family and ill with lung disease caused by confinement), LH received as visitors Maria Edgeworth , William Hazlitt , Jeremy Bentham ,...

He was introduced to Jeremy Bentham through his father. He also associated with John Austin and George Grote .

Much of EJS 's writing was influenced by John Stuart Mill , Jeremy Bentham , and Auguste Comte . She wrote for a range of publications including the Contemporary Review, the North British Review...