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Well, everybody is a utilitarian to some degree. Almost everybody thinks that their own moral code, if practiced relatively strictly, will lead to a world with greater happiness and less suffering. The disconnect is in thinking that their moral code is good for more abstract reason that...

People love to attack utilitarianism, but I find it one of the most important approaches to moral philosophy. One so powerful in fact that even people who attack utilitarianism use appeals to utilitarianism to do so.