Psychology

Negative Utilitarianism

Negative Utilitarianism

The term ‘negative utilitarianism’ had been introduced by R. Ninian Smart throughout 1958 in his reply to Karl Popper’s The Open Society and Enemies. Negative Utilitarianism is a version of the particular ethical theory utilitarianism. Just like other versions connected with utilitarianism, negative utilitarianism keeps that moral proper and wrong rely only on penalties for well-being. There are many kinds of adverse utilitarianism. Negative utilitarianisms may vary by how much weight they furnish to disutility.