Tilitarianism In Michael Sandel's Justice
tilitarianism is a sort of mathematical morality. Rather than weighing on an individual’s conscience and values to make a moral decision, it provides him or her with an equation. If I make decision A, there will be X positive consequences and Y negative consequences; if I make decision B there will be X positive consequences and Y negative consequences. Therefore, it would be morally correct to choose A or B based on the highest number of positive consequences or the lowest number of negative consequences. In the words of Michael Sandel in his book Justice, “Its (utilitarianism) main idea is simply stated and intuitively appealing: The highest principle of morality is to maximize happiness, the overall balance of pleasure over pain.” The idea