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Utilitarianism Kritik
Utilitarianism Kritik
Definition of Utilitarianism
Philosophy, School of Philosophy, Divinity and Religious Studies, University of Aberdeen, “Glossary Of
Technical Terms”, January 30, 2007, http://www.abdn.ac.uk/philosophy/guide/glossary.shtml (HEG)
UTILITARIANISM The doctrine that acts are right solely in so far as their consequences maximise the general
happiness (in some versions: maximise the general pleasure; in some versions: maximise the general welfare). It
is controversial whether the general happiness must be interpreted as the happiness of the majority.
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