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Utilitarianism
Definition: Doctrines dating from first half of the XIXe century, which places the useful one for the center of all the values, so much in the field of knowledge than in that of the action. Note: The great principle of these doctrines is the quantification of the pleasures of the individuals, which should lead to a maximization of happiness for the greatest number. The two principal originators of utilitarianism are the British Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill
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