Bentham Utilitarianism Of Ecological Philosophy

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was the early nineteenth century British famousphilosophers, thinkers, the jurist, politicians and ethicists, the founder of Utilitarianism. Hisutilitarianism as the core of the theory, in law, ethics, philosophy, political science, economics,logic, linguistics, and many other fields are produced extensive a nd far-reaching influence. Heis a political activist, also is the pioneer and leader of English law reform movement, and withan animal rights promoters and opponents of the natural right is famous for the developmentof social welfare system also has a significant contribution.Bentham utilitarianism thought system is put forward, in areas such as law, economics,ethics, the impact of the undoubtedly opened an important page in the history of humancivilization. But in the whole of the20th century, Bentham’s ecological ethics thought wasalmost completely ignored, only be regarded as a voice of radical ideology in the19th century.To Bentham thought of ecological ethics, which is based on today’s China times context,hoping to advance of research on ecological ethics in our country, the practice of perfect help.The status quo of China’s ecological and worrying, and the existing ecological ethics thought,rarely involves the Bentham based on reality, pay attention to the analysis of ecological ethics,lack of effective tools for problem for a long time of practice environment and practical theory,and this might be the potential value of this thought.Based on the Bentham utilitarianism philosophy contains the ecological ethics thought ofas the main object of study, with the help of predecessors’ study of Bentham Utilitarianism, inthe case of both the doctrine of unity, on some discussion or comparison, mining BenthamUtilitarianism rich ecological ethics thought and its internal tension.Article gives a brief introduction about Bentham Utilitarianism the research purpose andscope of the environmental ethics, and related areas of research background and currentsituation of the development of Bentham. Expounds Bentham utilitarianism philosophy,Bentham utilitarianism ecological ethics thought of the utilitarian theory basis. The utilitarianprinciple is the thinking of all Bentham theory starting point and end point, discusses the basictheory of the core of Bentham Utilitarianism, on the basis of analysis of the main ideas andcharacteristics of ecological ethics, and the utilitarianism thought and the relationship betweenthe existing environmental ethics school comparing and briefly reviewed; Finally discussesBentham Utilitarianism ecological development of the modern enlightenment to our country.