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 ...

Paine, L. S. "Utilitarianism and the Goodness of Persons." In Foundations of Ethics. Vol. 4, edited by Leroy Rouner. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1983.

The consequences of our actions are important. They matter. But if the utilitarian is right, then consequences are all that matters. Is this correct? The main principle of utilitarian moral theory ...

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 ...

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 ...