Introduction to Utilitarianism

2. Elements and Types of Utilitarianism


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After defining utilitarianism, this chapter offers a detailed analysis of its four key elements (consequentialism, welfarism, impartiality, and aggregationism). It explains the difference between maximizing, satisficing, and scalar utilitarianism, and other important distinctions between utilitarian theories.

The original text contained 30 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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January 29th, 2023

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https://utilitarianism.net/types-of-utilitarianism

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