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The principle of utility is Bentham’s basic test for morals and legislation. But there is room for doubting what that principle is supposed to say. I shall argue that one important element of modern utilitarian doctrines cannot be found in Bentham’s.
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Lyons, D. (1972). Was Bentham a Utilitarian?. In: Reason and Reality. Royal Institute of Philosophy Lectures. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-81578-4_13
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