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Bentham had little to say on embryonic stem cells.
'''Jeremy Bentham''' (1748-1832) was an [[English]] atheistic [[philosopher]] who created the concept of [[utilitarianism]]<ref>http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/info/jb.htm</ref>. Utilitarianism means that government should do whatever maximizes overall "utility" (benefits minus costs). If killing one innocent man saves ten other lives, then utilitarianism would favor it. Under utilitarianism there is no Christian morality, and it is replaced by comparing benefits versus costs. Under this view government should experiment on embryonic stem cells today if benefits are greater than costs.
'''Jeremy Bentham''' (1748-1832) was an [[English]] atheistic [[philosopher]] who created the concept of [[utilitarianism]]<ref>http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/info/jb.htm</ref>. Utilitarianism means that government should do whatever maximizes overall "utility" (benefits minus costs). If killing one innocent man saves ten other lives, then utilitarianism would favor it. Under utilitarianism there is no Christian morality, and it is replaced by comparing benefits versus costs.
His [[Panopticon]] design influenced the design of prisons around the world.
His [[Panopticon]] design influenced the design of prisons around the world.