He had a sarcastic turn of phrase': discovery of 1509 book sheds new light on father of utilitarianism'

The 1494 book Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brandt has been rediscovered in an English 1509 copy once owned by Jeremy Bentham, shedding new light on Bentham's influential ethics, with revealing notes in the margins.

Jeremy Bentham, the father of utilitarianism, established the principle that the best actions aim at creating the greatest good for the largest number, influencing liberal theorists and being the academic muse at University College London.

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