... a movement called Utilitarianism. Bentham believed that society could teach individuals to be rational by giving them an ideal environment to learn proper behaviour in.Utilitarianism became quite popular and was a driving force behind a range of reforms in areas like prisons, law codes, and public health. Voltaire, Helvetius, and Bentham were all respected individuals in philosophy in the time and used the optimism ... ...

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