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Does J.S.Mill abandon Utilitarianism? Utilitarianism is a simple and comprehensive ethical theory. Its central principle is that right and wrong should be understood in terms on resultant happiness. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was one of the main theorists with regards to utilitarianism and he believed that "the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation"1. The moral philosophy behind Utilitarianism is that a person ought to do whatever they require in order to maximise the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. Utilitarianism is also described as a consequentialist theory of morality, "the morality of actions depends on the consequences which they tend to produce"2. An action is morally right if and only if it leads to the greatest good of the greatest number over the greatest length of time. John Stuart Mill along with many others had a view on how the Utilitarian theory should...

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