The ethics of utilitarianism states that the morally right action is the action that produces the greatest good. As a supporter of this ethical system, Mill believed that individuals should maximize good and bring “the greatest amount of good to the greatest number.” Unlike virtue ethics and deontology, utilitarianism promotes agent neutrality, or social happiness. “My good is no more important than anyone else's good. Furthermore, the reason I have to promote the general good is the same reason everyone else has to, so promote the good. It is not peculiar to me” (Stanford Philosophy, “The History of Utilitarianism”). Neither the actions nor the outcome are important, as long as the outcome is happiness among individuals. Utilitarianism expresses the idea that individuals have the right to create a better life
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