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Utilitarianism - Part 5: Echoes in the modern world
Imagine a moral theory that doesn’t just shape philosophy seminars, but quietly organizes the way governments, hospitals, and charities make decisions every day. Utilitarianism became more than an idea—it became part of the machinery of the modern world. In economics, utilitarian thinking made it routine to compare outcomes and preferences, to weigh policies by their effects on welfare. In law and politics, it shaped debates over punishment, legislation, and reform.
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