greatest happiness principle
Britishnoun
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Rule utilitarians think this list of rules can be modified as needed by reexamining each one through application of the greatest happiness principle.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Act utilitarians argue that we should apply the greatest happiness principle on a case-by-case basis.
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To avoid such problems, rule utilitarians argue that we should apply the greatest happiness principle not to each act, but instead as a means of establishing a set of moral rules.
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A paper comes forth, professing to contain a full development of the "greatest happiness principle," with the latest improvements of Mr Bentham.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
"Utilitarianism is Bentham's greatest happiness principle, is it not?"
From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah
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