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The principle that the standard of moral evaluation is the promotion of the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. In Mill’s philosophy, happiness is generally understood as the sum of pleasures and the absence of pain; however, he emphasizes not only the quantity but also the quality of pleasures. Through the formula that each person “counts for one and no one for more than one,” Mill argues that everyone’s happiness should be given equal consideration. This principle serves as the fundamental criterion for evaluating not only individual actions but also institutions, laws, and public policies.