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Mill Utilitarianism Analysis

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The principle of utilitarianism is to maximize utility, so the actions are useful and beneficial to generate the greatest happiness for the greatest number. Both Bentham and Mill support different type of utilitarianism. While Bentham supports the act utilitarianism where one focuses on the act in order to see if it promotes pleasure, Mill supports the rule utilitarianism because rules and laws can help promote happiness. For example, if a hungry person gets an apple from an apple tree, Bentham will say that is totally fine because he or she is maximize pleasure and minimize pain. However, Mill will say that is wrong because he or she does not follow the rules. If he or she steals the apple because he or she is hungry, it means that everyone
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