英语词汇greatest good for the greatest number的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	greatest good for the greatest number
词源	greatest good for the greatest number. A phrase that has been attributed to British author Joseph Priestley and the marchese de Beccaria, among others, but which actually was the invention of British philosopher Francis Hutcheson (1694– 1746) in 1720: “That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest number.”
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