iness of A and B would outweigh the unhappiness of C, it is right to act so as to promote the happiness of A and B. Although it would now seem impossible to decide whose happiness to promote where AH, BH and CH negate each other, Mill's idea that one should always act to promote the interests of the majority appeals at a societal level: when one considers a great many individuals, it seems extraordinarily unlikely that th!
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