Utilitariansim: Strengths and Limitations

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Philosophy

 

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Glenn M

 

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November 22, 2013

 

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the greatest "utility"). For most utilitarians, this means maximising the good and minimising the bad. Utilitarianism works on the fundamental assumption that we should always try to make as many people as possible as happy as possible (The Greatest Happiness Principle). Despite sometimes being unable to account for such fundamental moral concept as justice, rights, or freedom, Utilitarianism does have its strengths...
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If one has a difficult decision to make, Utilitarianism is a simple principle that can be applied to make that decision, or solve conflicts of self-interest. Conveniently, utilitarianism uses a common denominator ? pleasure or happiness ? to which consequences of actions are reduced. This allows for a calculation, so to speak, to be performed, and one's moral duty to be determined, regardless of how complex and challenging the actual case is...
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