Average and total utilitarianism
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| - | The '''utility monster''' is a [[thought experiment]] in the study of [[ethics]] created by [[philosopher]] [[Robert Nozick]] in 1974 as a criticism of [[utilitarianism]]. | + | {{Utilitarianism}} |
| + | '''Average''' and '''total utilitarianism''' (also called '''averagism''' and '''totalism''') are variants of [[utilitarianism]] that seek to maximize the average or total amount of utility; following [[Henry Sidgwick]]'s question, "Is it total or average happiness that we seek to make a maximum?" | ||
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| - | * [[Average and total utilitarianism]] | + | * [[Population ethics]] |
| - | * [[Price of fairness]] | + | * [[Ecological fallacy]] |
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Template:Utilitarianism Average and total utilitarianism (also called averagism and totalism) are variants of utilitarianism that seek to maximize the average or total amount of utility; following Henry Sidgwick's question, "Is it total or average happiness that we seek to make a maximum?"
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