Lucas Journal 1 Exploring Philosophy An Introductory Anthology

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Utilitarianism is a class of ethical theories that aim at promoting actions which are guarantee happiness and wellbeing of a large number of people (Cahn, 2018). There are different forms of utilitarianism, but the basic idea is that we should all work together for the prosperity of humanity and that our actions should be positive so that we become the reason of someone’s smile. Jeremy Bentham was the first person who used the term “utilitarianism” to describe an object or action that contributes to happiness, pleasure, advantage, or benefit of one or more individuals. If an action promotes unhappiness or becomes the reason of pain, then it cannot be regarded as a good one and people who are acting negatively and creati...