Difference between revisions of "Utilitarian ethics"

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An approach to ethics that judges the morality of an action based on the action’s impact on social welfare. (Adapted from [[ICRP Publication 138]])
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An approach to ethics that judges the morality of an action based on the action’s impact on social welfare.
 
 
''ICRP Glossary entry - 8 March 2019''
 
  
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(Adapted from [[ICRP Publication 138]], 2018)
  
 
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An approach to ethics that judges the morality of an action based on the action’s impact on social welfare.

(Adapted from ICRP Publication 138, 2018)

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