Ethics module: Teleological ethics Utilitarianism

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who was utilitarianism created by?
jeremy bentham
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why did he create it?
he wanted to reflect society at the time as it was becoming more secular
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what is act utiliarianism?
happiness in the form of pleasure was the sovereign good.
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what is the principle of utility?
maximum happiness for the greatest number
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what was as a result of the principle of utility?
a good action is one that creates happiness, a bad action is what creates pain.
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who was john Stuart mills?
an English philosopher who had been exposed to Bentham's work as a result of being the son of his friend, john mills
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