Jeremy Bentham’s Head Fell Off

Jeremy Bentham was an interesting guy who advocated for things like equal rights for women,  the abolition of slavery and many other great and important things 

Among those important things I also learned that Jeremy Bentham had written into his Will that his body be preserved, stored in a cabinet and brought out for special board meetings.

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Then one day his head, which was not preserved well…fell off. So they made a wax one and stuck his real head between his feet ( see picture above) .

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Jeremy Bentham’s Head

I’m sorry to say I couldn’t have made this stuff up…

darn it.

 

Jeremy Bentham (26 February [O.S. 15 February 15] 1748) – June 6, 1832) was an English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer. He was a political radical and a leading theorist in Anglo-American philosophy of law. He is best known as an early advocate of utilitarianism and fair treatment of animals who influenced the development of liberalism.

October 26, 2007
Categories: Halloween Stories . . Author: Anita Marie

4 Comments

  1. Comment by Doc Icenogle on November 17, 2008 1:41 pm

    I always liked this story.

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  2. Comment by Ashley on February 7, 2009 7:39 pm

    My Philosophy professor always talked about stuffing his cat which we thought was odd, then he told us why…he loves Jeremy Bentham. Hilarious that they granted his wish all the way into the 1990s. I wouldnt even be paying attention to the board meetings with a weirdo like that in the room.

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  3. Comment by judy on September 15, 2009 11:52 pm

    I think that this is so cool all my friends thought that it was gross, not me! GO JEREMY

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  4. Comment by SuperDude on October 14, 2009 9:48 am

    J.B FTW!

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