- In
ethical philosophy,
utilitarianism is a
family of
normative ethical theories that
prescribe actions that
maximize happiness and well-being for the affected...
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Negative utilitarianism is a form of
negative consequentialism that can be
described as the view that
people should minimize the
total amount of aggregate...
- Act
utilitarianism is a
utilitarian theory of
ethics that
states that a person's act is
morally right if and only if it
produces the best
possible results...
- Rule
utilitarianism is a form of
utilitarianism that says an
action is
right as it
conforms to a rule that
leads to the
greatest good, or that "the rightness...
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Utilitarianism is an 1861
essay written by
English philosopher and
economist John
Stuart Mill,
considered to be a
classic exposition and
defense of utilitarianism...
- philosopher, jurist, and
social reformer regarded as the
founder of
modern utilitarianism.
Bentham defined as the "fundamental axiom" of his
philosophy the principle...
- socialism, a
theory repugnant to his predecessors." He was a
proponent of
utilitarianism, an
ethical theory developed by his
predecessor Jeremy Bentham. He contributed...
- Historically,
hedonistic utilitarianism is the
paradigmatic example of a
consequentialist moral theory. This form of
utilitarianism holds that what matters...
-
period but
became a
central topic in the
modern era with the rise of
utilitarianism.
Various criticisms of
hedonism emerged in the 20th century,
while its...
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Preference utilitarianism (also
known as preferentialism) is a form of
utilitarianism in
contemporary philosophy.
Unlike value monist forms of
utilitarianism, preferentialism...
