Who amongst the following enunciated the principle: "It is the greatest happiness of the greatest…
Jeremy Bentham uses the greatest happiness of the greatest number as the measure of right and wrong. This is the utilitarian approach: actions and institutions are evaluated…
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Who amongst the following enunciated the principle: "It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong ?"
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Jeremy Bentham uses the greatest happiness of the greatest number as the measure of right and wrong. This is the utilitarian approach: actions and institutions are evaluated by their consequences for people's happiness, rather than simply by tradition or command.
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