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Utilitarianism
An overview of utilitarianism, including historical background; its defining characteristics of consequentialism, welfarism, individualism, aggregation, and maximization; act vs. rule utilitarianism; different accounts of well-being; total vs. average well-being; objections to utilitarianism; and practical applications of the theory.
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