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  • 11List of eponymous adjectives in English — An eponymous adjective is an adjective which has been derived from the name of a person, real or fictional. Persons from whose name the adjectives have been derived are called eponyms.Following is a list of eponymous adjectives in English. A… …

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  • 12Jeremy Bentham — noun English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748 1831) • Syn: ↑Bentham • Instance Hypernyms: ↑philosopher, ↑jurist, ↑legal expert * * * Jeremy Bentham …

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  • 13-ite — [From Gr. ?, ?.] 1. A suffix denoting one of a party, a sympathizer with or adherent of, and the like, and frequently used in ridicule; as, a Millerite; a Benthamite. [1913 Webster] 2. A suffix used in naming minerals; as, chlorite, from its… …

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  • 14Benthamism — noun Date: 1829 the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham and his followers • Benthamite noun or adjective …

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  • 15Jeremy Bentham — Full name Jeremy Bentham Born 15 February 1748(1748 02 15) London, England Died 6 June 1832 …

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  • 16Marginal utility — In economics, the marginal utility of a good or service is the utility gained (or lost) from an increase (or decrease) in the consumption of that good or service. Economists sometimes speak of a law of diminishing marginal utility, meaning that… …

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  • 17Crime and Punishment — For other uses, see Crime and Punishment (disambiguation). Crime and Punishment   …

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  • 18James Mill — Infobox Philosopher region = Historian/Philosopher |thumb|James Mill] image caption = James Mill name = James Mill birth = 8 April 1773 death = 23 June 1836 James Mill (6 April 1773 ndash; 23 June 1836) was a Scottish historian, economist,… …

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  • 19Charles Pelham Villiers — The Right Honourable Charles Pelham Villiers Engraving by John Cochran after a portrait by C. A. Du Val. President of the Poor Law Board …

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  • 20James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie — The Most Honourable The Marquess of Dalhousie KT, PC …

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