Investopedia / Jessica Olah Utilitarianism is a social theory that promotes actions and decisions that benefit the greatest number of people. Utilitarianism is a theory of morality that supports ...

One answer to that question – letting a minority suffer so that the majority may benefit – is known as utilitarianism. And it’s one of the most common, and controversial, ways of making ...

The three false “isms” are like three ugly sisters, and the second sister is utilitarianism. This is the belief that if something does the job that is all that matters. Efficiency and economy ...

Here’s what we can learn from them. There is a new phenomenon sweeping the world of marketing: utilitarianism marketing — providing would-be customers with something useful while also ...

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Alan M. Gershel is a criminal law professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. From 1989 to 2008, he was chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of ...

Under utilitarianism, however, "inciting suicide seems well worthy of criminalization" because "[s]uicide is a serious public health problem." They view the trial court decision in Commonwealth v.