Utilitarianism Doesn’t Work. Here’s Why.

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The first major utilitarians were Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill (there are hints of the philosophy in David Hume’s ethical writings). Bentham was more of a reformer who wanted to improve workers’ lot in the emerging industrial economy of Great Britain. He realized that couching calls for reform in moral language would carry more emotive and persuasive baggage than cold efficiency. So his moral philosophy was a…