Utilitarianism is a normative theory ofethicsthat states that the ethical and moral justness of an action depends only on the consequences of that action. An action that increases everyone’s utility is morally and ethically just, whereas an action which decreases everyone’s utility is morally an...
针对这个问题，罗尔斯在《正义论》第一章“the main idea of the theory of justice”中自己给出过答...
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Utilitarianism is an ethical school of thought that proposes an action as moral or good when it produces the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people. Normative Ethical Theory The Normative Theory of Ethics raises the question if a specific action is good or bad, moral or...
功利主义(utilitarianism)Utilitarianismisadoctrineinwesternethicsthatusestheprincipleofutility(i.e.interest,pleasure,happiness)asthecriterionofevaluation. ..
Utility, in discussions of ethics, refers to the capacity of decisions and actions to provide the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. In utilitarian theory, this is known as "the greatest happiness principle." An action is understood to be good when it promotes happiness ...
Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory of ethics which states that actions are morally right to the degree that they tend to promote the greatest good for the greatest number. Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory of ethics which states that actions are morally right to the degree that th...
Utilitarianism is a theory of ethics which argues that all actions should be considered in light of maximizing the “utility” of their consequences, which is generally taken to mean the human happiness they generate. Closely connected to philosophicalmaterialism, utilitarianism was extremely popular in...
内容提示: 功利主义(utilitarianism) Utilitarianism is a doctrine in western ethics that uses the principle of utility (i.e. interest, pleasure, happiness) as the criterion of evaluation. Utilitarianism refers to people's thinking and behavior logic. First of all, they emphasize value and usefulness...
Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory of ethics that promotes actions that tend to produce the greatest amount of welfare or happiness and deems immoral those actions that tend to do otherwise. Introduction Although other philosophers have supported ethical theories with utilitarian considerations, Jer...