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

"_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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