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(Encyclopedia) JeremyJeremyjĕrˈĭmē [key], English form of Jeremiah. The Epistle of Jeremy is a title given to the sixth chapter of Baruch.utilitarianism
(Encyclopedia) utilitarianismutilitarianismy&oomacr;ˌtĭlĭtrˈēənĭzəm, y&oomacr;tĭˌ– [key], in ethics, the theory that the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by its usefulness in…Althorp, John Charles Spencer, Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Althorp, John Charles Spencer, Viscount: see under Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl.Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl
(Encyclopedia) Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl, 1758–1834, British public official. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1780 but in 1783 inherited the earldom. In 1794, William Pitt…Walpole, Sir Hugh Seymour
(Encyclopedia) Walpole, Sir Hugh Seymour, 1884–1941, English novelist, b. New Zealand, educated at Cambridge. His first two novels were failures, but with Fortitude (1913) he achieved financial and…Spencer, Herbert
(Encyclopedia) Spencer, Herbert, 1820–1903, English philosopher, b. Derby. In 1848 he moved to London, where he was an editor at The Economist and wrote his first major book, Social Statics (1851),…Hartington, Spencer Compton Cavendish, marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Hartington, Spencer Compton Cavendish, marquess of: see Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of.Belknap, Jeremy
(Encyclopedia) Belknap, JeremyBelknap, Jeremybĕlˈnăp [key], 1744–98, American historian, b. Boston. A Congregational minister, he wrote history out of antiquarian interest, but showed great diligence…Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham was a key founder of Utilitarianism -- simply put, the philosophy that a moral act is one which produces the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. Bentham outlined this…Jeremy Sumpter
Jeremy Sumpter was a teen actor actor when he took the title role in the high-profile 2003 film version of Peter Pan. Sumpter was born in central California, but spent most of his childhood in…Trending
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