Relating to or characteristic of Jeremy Bentham or his philosophical ideas about maximizing happiness and utility.
From Bentham, the surname of British philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), plus the suffix -ic meaning 'of or relating to.' The term emerged in the 19th century to describe concepts derived from his utilitarian philosophy.
Jeremy Bentham was so committed to the idea that the body could serve science that he had himself dissected after death and his skeleton displayed at University College London—where it still sits today, embodying his belief that everything, even bodies, should be useful!
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