1.0Reference.comhttps://www.reference.comStaff Writerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PeCSMnMND1"><a href="https://www.reference.com/world-view/utilitarian-approach-d8ea0dde7156dd84">What Is the Utilitarian Approach?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.reference.com/world-view/utilitarian-approach-d8ea0dde7156dd84/embed#?secret=PeCSMnMND1" width="600" height="338" title="“What Is the Utilitarian Approach?” — Reference.com" data-secret="PeCSMnMND1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.reference.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/2250a5eb806017225f385397d631ef0f.jpg1400787The utilitarian approach, also called utilitarianism, is essentially a moral principle that asserts that morally correct actions are those that provide the greatest volume of benefits over harms for the majority of people. Those people who ascribe to the theory of utilitarianism believe that in virtually all situations, the morally just route is one that provides the most benefits to groups of people, even if the benefits derive from socially unacceptable actions such as lies, coercion and use of excess force.