Utilitarianism: The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number
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Ethical Theory of Utilitarianism and Human Rights Development
Background: Utilitarianism is a school whose founders have justified it by emphasizing consequentialism as a public interest. The school of utilitarianism is a moral and naturalistic school that justifies principles such as justice and individual and collective freedoms. For utilitarian, one cannot rely solely on individual interests and neglect the collective interest or group interest. Human ...
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