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Quote by: Lullaby Chainer  That's called utilitarianism if anyone's wondering.
Inverse or negative utilitarianism tries to minimize overall pain for the greatest amount of people.
Which is better? |
Meh, I prefer to make it up as I go along. Its more fun that way.
I'd say that utilitarianism wins out over inverse utilitarianism. Practically speaking I think they're the same and generally compatible, but I've read Brave New World. Merely reducing pain is not guaranteed to make people happy after a point, and if you carry it a logical iteration past Huxley you have mass suicide.