Utilitarianism. Evaluation of the Objection
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...Arrhenius. Jesper, Ryberg, and Torbjorn, Tannsjo. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: The Repugnant Conclusion, 2004. Retrieved on 5th Sept, 2011 from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/repugnant-conclusion/.... Utilitarianism Introduction Utilitarianism is a theory of ethics that holds that: the best course of action maximizes the greatest overall “good” for the largest number of individuals. Therefore, it is a form of consequentialism, which states that; the moral action’s worth is usually determined by the results of its outcome. According to Bentham Jeremy, utilitarianism is the principle of the greatest felicity or happiness. Utilitarianism is normally characterized as a reductionist and...