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  1. A philosophical theory of ethics outlined by
  2. the philosopher Jeremy Bentham and developed
  3. by John Stuart Mill. According to
  4. utilitarianism, an action is morally right if
  5. it has consequences that lead to happiness,
  6. and wrong if it brings about the reverse.
  7. Thus society should aim for the greatest
  8. happiness of the greatest number.
  9.