Utilitarianism

Question 1

Principle of utility

Answer 1

“It is the greatest happiness for the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong”
Bentham

Question 2

Pain/pleasure quote

Answer 2

“nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as determine what we shall do”
Bentham

Question 3

Basis for utilitarianism

Answer 3

Bentham
Pleasure and pain are what motivate us in everything