The Theory of Utilitarianism
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- Devised by Jeremy Bentham
- 'The Principles of Morals and Legislation
Motivation of Human Beings
- Human beings motivated by pleasure and pain
- Humans persued pleasure and sought to avoid pain
- Pleasure is sole good, pain is sole evil
Principle of Utility
- Rightness or wrongness of action is determined by utility
- Refers to amount of pleasure created by action
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