Utilitarianism is a varied ethical framework, however certain…

Utilitarianism is a varied ethical framework, however certain…

Utilitarianism is a varied ethical framework, however certain features

are held in common. In the first place it is it is representative of hedonism, the view which claims that which causes pleasure is good, and that which cause pain is bad. This argued by David Hume, and in his own way, Adam Smith. The position was shared by both thinkers, and it should be stated that Hume and Smith were best of friends, and that Adam Smith gave the eulogy at Hume’s funeral. Be that as it may, the claim is one which denies “reason” has a place in ethical circumstances; rather it is the sentiments, the emotions which introduce us to ethical reflection. For example, when a person is offended by a circumstance, they have a visceral reaction to that, and they demand something must be done. Citizens gather and it is decided what is to be considered unethical, and what is to be considered ethical. In a word, it is accomplished by “convention,” or society/ Thus, what is ethical is decided by the whole society based upon what is considered to be the most pleasurable, and by extension, what is good, and what creates happiness.
How might you see such an arrangement?