"Cost-benefit analysis, the sort of efficiency calculation that is common to business decision-making is based on the notions of utility" Utilitarianism, as coined by philosopher John Stuart Mill is known as the theory of ethical rationing of one's actions based on the principle of bringing as much happiness as possible to the most amount of people. "According to philosopher Jeremy Betham, the definitive moral standard is that of "utility," requiring us to consider the consequences of an act (or a social policy) for all those affected by it." ...

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In Utilitarianism and Animals, philosopher Gaverick Matheny argues how utilitarianism is a rational and ethical theory, how utilitarianism involves the regards of factory-farmed animals in consideration with the natural universe, and how humans' current treatment of factory-farmed animals is chastised by utilitarianism; therefore concluding that the consumption of factory-farmed produce is not ethically acceptable. ...

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Many forms of utilitarianism have been put forth and debated since times of ancient philosophy however the more modern and well known theory is most often associated with the British philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806- 1873) who developed the theory from a plain hedonistic version put forward by his mentor Jeremy Bentham (1748- 1832). ...

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Despite this tremendous legal distinction between active and passive euthanasia, however, doctors and philosophers such as James Rachels and Daniel Callahan regularly disagree on whether or not it is possible to make a meaningful distinction between the two terms at all. ...

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