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ethical judgment

ethical judgment In this historical source, ethical judgment means assessing conduct by how far it serves the greatest happiness of the greatest number.

In this historical source, ethical judgment means assessing conduct by how far it serves the greatest happiness of the greatest number. It is presented as the standard used within ethics, including both morality and public questions of law.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Bentham, Jeremy” (Bentham, Jeremy).
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