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Utilitarianism Published on Monday, February 5th 2007. Edited by Did Labhoghen, Ottawa, Canada. Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is solely determined by its contribution to overall utility, that is, its contribution to happiness or pleasure as summed among all persons. It is thus a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome—the ends justify the means. Utility — the good to be maximized — has been defined by various thinkers as happiness or pleasure (versus sadness or pain), though preference utilitarians like Peter Singer define it as the satisfaction of preferences. It may be described as a life stance with happiness or pleasure as ultimate importance. It can be described by the phrase “the greatest good for the greatest number”, though the phrase ‘greatest number’ gives rise to the problematic mere addition paradox. Utilitarianism can thus be characterized as a quantitative and reductionistic approach to ethics. Utilitarianism can be contrasted with deontological ethics (which disregards the consequences of performing an act, when determining its moral worth) and virtue ethics (which focuses on character), as well as with other varieties of consequentialism. Adherents of these opposing views have extensively criticized the utilitarian view, though utilitarians have been similarly critical of other schools of ethical thought. In general use of the term utilitarian often refers to a somewhat narrow economic or pragmatic viewpoint. However, philosophical utilitarianism is much broader than this, for example some approaches to utilitarianism consider non-human animals in addition to people. Read more at : http://svr225.stepx.com:3388/utilitarianism

Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya : Of his book collection displayed at the museum, two books stand out simply because they are not related to science or engineering – Poems of Kabir and Promotion of General Happiness. Among the other items owned by Sir MV is also a dictionary presented to him by Charles Waters, who was the principal of Central College where Sir MV studied; a 1928 Woodstock brand typewriter, his spectacles, the bed with simple wrought iron carved head and a regal chair. The backyard of his home overlooks the Nandi Hills and still has the flowering plants and the trees that Sir MV might have played around as a child.

last comment is typed in the wrong posting. it should have been on sir visvesvaraya related posting. i think you are working too hard :)

Pankaj : Actually no...this Utilitarian book was found in Sir MV's library ! "...Of his book collection displayed at the museum, two books stand out simply because they are not related to science or engineering – Poems of Kabir and Promotion of General Happiness...." : )

ah, interesting! nice to know the great man's taste... thanks for posting