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      EL PANÓPTICO DE BENTHAM Y LA INSTRUMENTALIZACIÓN DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS Translated title: BENTHAM’S PANOPTICON AND INSTRUMENTALIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

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          RESUMEN Este artículo revisa los fundamentos del utilitarismo de Jeremy Bentham y las principales críticas a esta doctrina, profundizando en aquella que sostiene su incompatibilidad con el respeto irrestricto de los derechos humanos. Insertándose en esta problemática, analiza una paradigmática propuesta política del filósofo inglés: el panóptico, proyecto arquitectónico formulado por Bentham a finales del siglo XVIII con el fin de reformar el sistema penitenciario europeo. A partir del análisis del Panóptico -que se descubre como una aplicación coherente del utilitarismo benthamia- no-, se postula que: a) esta doctrina fomenta un trato humanitario; b) los derechos humanos no quedan garantizados, sino condicionados al grado de beneficio colectivo que generen; c) este utilitarismo supone un cuestio- namiento por la universalidad e irrevocabilidad de dichos preceptos.

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          ABSTRACT This paper reviews the foundations of Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarianism and the main criticisms to this doctrine, especially those which deem it incompatible with unconditional respect of human rights. Bentham’s Panopticon, his proposal on prison reform published in the late eighteenth century, is discussed. Based on the analysis of the Panopticon -which is a consistent application of Bentham utilitarianism-, the author concludes that a) this doctrine promotes a humanitarian approach, although b) human rights are not guaranteed, but conditioned to the provided level of collective benefit; and c) Bentham’s utilitarianism questions the universality and irrevocability of human rights.

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                unph
                Universitas Philosophica
                Univ. philos.
                Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. (Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia )
                0120-5323
                June 2017
                : 34
                : 68
                : 173-196
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                [1] Santiago de Chile Santiago de Chile orgnamePontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Chile ptbeytia@ 123456uc.cl
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                S0120-53232017000100173
                10.11144/Jayeriana.uph34-68.pbdh
                286241be-1fc2-403f-bf45-ebed12437fbb

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                Jeremy Bentham,panóptico,utilitarianism,human rights,social justice,panopticon,utilitarismo,derechos humanos,justicia social

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