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Raskolnikov and Utilitarianism

Title: Raskolnikov and Utilitarianism
Category: /Literature/Novels
Details: Words: 1684 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Raskolnikov and Utilitarianism
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…showed last 75 words of 1684 total…no set standards to deem certain acts wrong. Raskolnikov demonstrates the mathematical objectivity of utilitarianism, although he miscalculates somewhat in his justification of murder. In such a calculated manner, personal pain and suffering are dismissed in lieu of the emphasis placed on monetary value. So while utilitarian would describe his formula as "the greatest good for the greatest number", a non-utilitarian would characterize it as "the happiness of many overshadowing the happiness of the individual".

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