Derek Parfit's "repugnant conclusion" argues against this school of thought by showing that it implies the need to populate the earth with as many hum
Derek Parfit's "repugnant conclusion" argues against this school of thought by showing that it implies the need to populate the earth with as many humans as physically possible. One of the originators of this philosophy explained it using the "felicific calculus" in An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. It was later expanded upon in a namesake book of John Stuart Mill. For 20 points, name this school of thought whose originator, Jeremy Bentham, explained it as advocating "the greatest good for the greatest number."
Derek Parfit's "repugnant conclusion" argues against this school of thought by showing that it implies the need to populate the earth with as many humans as physically possible.
{utilitarianism}