Outline Bentham's method as shown in this paragraph from Mill's 'Essay on Bentham'

Bentham had a highly unique inductive method of reasoning which permeated his philosophical thinking. This method revolutionised modern philosophical and legal thought and set a precedent for those who came after him and greatly improved reasoning as a whole. Bentham never accepted something at face value and always made sure to split an idea up into parts which allowed him to examine them with greater detail and establish the cause of such ideas.  This method is reminiscent of his hedonic calculus and they way the pleasure and pain involved in an act can be almost mathematically quantified to determine the actions rightness or wrongness. It highlights how circumstances can change the morality of a situation and demonstrates his teleological stance in his ethical theory, and illustrates act utilitarianism.

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