utilitarity
Utilitarianism is a family of ethical theories that prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well-being for all affected individuals. The core principle is that the best action is the one that produces the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people. This good is often understood as pleasure or happiness, and the bad as pain or suffering. Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory, meaning that the morality of an action is determined by its outcome or consequence.
There are different variations of utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism suggests that each individual action should be evaluated
Key figures in the development of utilitarianism include Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Bentham focused
Critics of utilitarianism raise concerns about its demanding nature, the difficulty of accurately predicting consequences, and