Average and total utilitarianism
Average and total utilitarianism (also called averagism and totalism) are variants of utilitarianism that seek to maximize the average or total amount of utility; following Henry Sidgwick's question, "Is it total or average happiness that we seek to make a maximum?". They are theories of population ethics, a philosophical field that deals with problems arising when our actions affect the number or identity of individuals born in the future.
Utilitarianism - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Average and total utilitarianism ) Ethical theory based on maximizing well-being This article discusses utilitarian ethical and philosophical theory. For John Stuart Mill 's book, see Utilitarianism (book) . For the architectural theory, see Form follows function . Part of a series on Utilitarianism Predecessors Mozi Shantideva Francis Hutcheson David Hume Claude Adrien Helvétius Cesare Beccaria William Paley William Godwin Intellectuals Jeremy Bentham James Mill John Stuart Mill Herbert Spencer H
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