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1. 1. The Principles Of Morals And Legislation

   

   A systematic defense of utilitarianism arguing that the foundation of morals and law is the principle of utility—actions and institutions should be judged by their tendency to promote pleasure and prevent pain—and proposing that legislators use a measurable 'felicific calculus' to weigh consequences. It treats legal sanctions, punishments, and social institutions as instruments to maximize collective welfare, rejects appeals to innate natural rights, and advocates reform of laws and policies according to their observable effects on human happiness.

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