Utilitarianism The main idea of utilitarianism, according to Adam Morton’s book Philosophy in Practice is to follow the action that “brings about the greatest amount of pleasure or the least amount of pain.” This idea at first seems simple but when applied to some examples the edges blur. Millions of Americans love to watch football games, but lets say 200 people die a year playing this sport, and therefore the government wants to outlaw the …showed first 75 words of 1173 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1173 total…of others and put their pleasure before ours, but other times it takes away from what is morally right to ourselves and to others. At first the concept of utilitarianism seems simple, but when we really start to look at it and apply it to the consequences of our actions we realize the concept of that “which brings about the greatest amount of pleasure or the least amount of pain” is in reality too broad.