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23 Post author: multifoliaterose 19 August 2010 10:47PM

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Comment author: timtyler 20 August 2010 08:33:36PM *  0 points [-]

It would be nice if utilitarianism signified that - but in fact it is about the greatest good for the greatest number:

"Utilitarianism (also: utilism) is the idea that the moral worth of an action is determined solely by its utility in providing happiness or pleasure as summed among all sentient beings."