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social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > theories of ethics > interpersonal comparison of utility

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interpersonal comparison of utility  

Definition

  • Utilitarianism posits that the ethical good is the greatest good for the greatest number. This moral principle implies simple aggregation of individual utilities without accounting for interpersonal comparisons. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Interpersonal Comparison of Utility]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LG0R889K-5

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