Jeremy Bentham on Pain and Pleasure: Implication for Good Governance in Bayelsa State

Abstract

This study examines Jeremy Bentham’s notion of pain and pleasure and implication for good governance in Bayelsa state. It adopts the method of expository and textual analysis. The findings of the study reveal that Jeremy Bentham’s notion of pain and pleasure has great implication on Bayelsans in terms of governance and the attainment of the common good. Therefore, it concludes that in the art of governance, leaders must strike a balance between policies and programs formulated that brings pleasure to the majority of the people than policies and programs that brings pain to the people.