Philosophy / Unit 7 Philosophy 0280 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Utilitarianism
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The idea
Utilitarianism: an action is right insofar as it produces the greatest happiness for the greatest number—consequences, impartially totaled, are the whole story.
In practice
Bentham's radical arithmetic: each counts for one, none for more than one—prince, pauper, and, he noted, animals that suffer.
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