The subject of today’s blog is Jeremy Bentham (1748 – 1832). What? You’ve never heard of Jeremy Bentham? Why, he was an English moral and political philosopher, influenced by Locke and Hume, and the acknowledged “Father of Utilitarianism.” Among his… Read More
Henry IV, grandfather of Louis XIV, hardly ever bathed. He purportedly smelled so bad that his new queen doused herself in perfume on their wedding night to mask his smell.