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An ethical theory that judges actions by the amount of good (benefit) they produce for the greatest number of people is:
- Deontology (duty ethics)
- Virtue ethics
- Egoism
- Utilitarianism
Answer
D. Utilitarianism
Solution
Associated with Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.
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