Question

According to Bentham, … a) … every person has a natural right to life, liberty, and property. b) … every person has an unalienable natural right to life, liberty, and property. c) … the idea of natural rights is essential to understanding the idea of social justice and moral rightness. d) … the idea of natural rights does not make sense. e) … the idea of natural rights is central to utilitarianism.

Answer 1

Answer:

D.

Explanation:

Jeremy Bentham was a philosopher, jurist and founder of modern utilitarianism. According to Bentham, natural rights are non sense on stilts.

He perceived natural rights, rhetorically non-sense. According to Bentham, rights are the results of the laws. He asserted that no rights exists without laws and apart from laws there are no rights, therefore,  natural rights are 'non-sense upon stilts.'

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.