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100	1	0	_ade Champs, Emmanuelle _eauthor
245	0	0	_aReligion, Politics, and Utility in the Writings of Jeremy Bentham
260			_c2015.
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520			_aThis article examines the writings of the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham on the topic of religion. It gives a chronological presentation of the manuscripts and published works, which reveal Bentham’s continuous interest in religious matters, especially over two periods: the 1770s–1780s and the 1810s–1820s. Because it draws on the anti-religious thought of the French Enlightenment (especially Voltaire, d’Holbach, and Helvétius), it is clearly distinct from the ideas of contemporary British Unitarians. Attacking the mysteries of revealed religion and subordinating the religious sphere to the political are two pillars of Benthamite utilitarianism.
690			_aReligious offences
690			_aBentham
690			_aPolitics
690			_aGod
690			_aUnitarianism
690			_aEnlightenment
690			_aBiblical criticism
690			_aReligion
690			_aUtilitarianism
690			_aAtheism
786	0		_nArchives de philosophie | Volume 78 | 2 | 2015-04-20 | p. 275-290 | 0003-9632
856	4	1	_uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-archives-de-philosophie-2015-2-page-275?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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