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Singularity Ready: Assessing Utilitarianism as a singularity life philosophy
We explore various philosophies and its principles to assess their appropriateness as guides in these accelerating exponential times Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is a consequentialist ethical theory that focuses on maximizing overall happiness or minimizing overall suffering. Developed by Jeremy Bentham and later refined by John Stuart Mill, this philosophy asserts that the rightness or wrongness of actions is determined by their overall utility, which is the extent to which they promote happiness or prevent suffering. Utilitarianism is grounded in the idea of the "greatest happiness principle," which states that one should act in such a way as to produce the greatest...