‘He had a sarcastic turn of phrase’: discovery of 1509 book sheds new light on ‘father of utilitarianism’

“Last month, UCL academics unveiled the most significant rediscovered books left to the university in Bentham’s will, including the translation of Brandt’s Ship of Fools and a maths textbook explaining Euclid’s propositions. Their contents, together with the philosopher’s own notes, indicate how some of his radical ­theories were first sparked.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/01/he-had-a-sarcastic-turn-of-phrase-discovery-of-1509-book-sheds-new-light-on-father-of-utilitarianism

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