[Ads-l] Antedating of "Utilitarianism"

[Laurence Horn]

> On Jan 31, 2016, at 6:43 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU> wrote:
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> utilitarianism (OED 1839)
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> 1827 _Examiner_ 1 Apr. 1 (ProQuest)  We only wish that the application of it were less selfish, were more extended -- that Lord ELDON would carry some of his utilitarianism into public affairs.
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> 1828 _Literary Chronicle_ 14 June 37 (ProQuest)  He becomes a profound man of science, and political philosopher, and undertakes to remodel all the social institutions of Fantaisia.  To forward this resolution he makes a long speech, in which he expounds at great length, and with great clearness, the principles of Utilitarianism.
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Note that the author of the latter cite (in mockery of, I'm guessing, Jeremy Bentham?) clearly wasn't paying attention during the Disney movie, or they'd have known how to spell "Fantasia".  

LH

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