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The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation meaning

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Answered by riteshoberoi
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Explanation:

The greatest happiness principle is a moral tenet, which holds that the best thing to do is what contributes to the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people. During the Middle Ages, it was widely believed that happiness is not possible in earthly life and that the basis of morality was in the word of God

Answered by roopini14sl
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Answer:

Utilitarianism states that The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.

Explanation:

  • Utilitarianism is a theory of morality that favors behavior that promotes happiness and opposes behavior that causes unhappiness.
  • Utilitarianism promotes "the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people."
  • The "greatest happiness" part is the maximization principle.
  • It encourages people to act in ways that maximize human well-being.
  • But the "maximum number" part is the distribution principle.
  • It encourages people to act so that their happiness is distributed as evenly as possible.
  • The utility or maximum happiness principle states that an action is right as long as it tends to promote happiness, and wrong because it tends to produce the opposite of happiness.
  • Happiness means lack of pleasure and pain. Through unhappiness, pain and joy deprivation.

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