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TUT15 TA: Syed Faateh Ali
1.The universality of utilitarianism means that the happiness “is not the
agent’
s own happiness, but that of all concerned”. The impartiality of utilitarianism
means that we
can not count our own happiness more or less important
than others. The two features are of The Greatest Happiness Principle
which requires us to calculate our own happiness and the people our
behaviors concerned in the same way.
For example, I have two cups of milk, and if I give one of them to my
friend, our total happiness will be greater than that of drinking two cups
myself. However, I drink both cups of milk and take my own happiness
more valuable than my friend’s. That is a partial behavior. If I pour the

milk on the floor carelessly, and decide not to clean it regardless of my
roommates’ happiness, that’s not in accordance with universality.
2. According to utilitarianism, we should satisfy the potential caviar-
eater. If we give healthy meals to 10 starving people, we produce only
10 Hedons. Instead, if we provide caviar to that individual, the quantity
of happiness comes to 100.