The right thing to do individually or collectively is to maximize, act in a way that maximizes the overall level of happiness.

于公于私，最正确的选择都该是,即为全方位地最大化地提升幸福。

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Consequentialist moral reasoning locates morality in the consequences of an act, in the state of the world that will result from the thing you do.

后果主义道德推理,认为是否道德取决于行为的后果，取决于你的行为对外界所造成的影响。

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You could use a sign language thing for "Drink" that looks sort of like the act of drinking but you can't use a sign language word for "Country" that looks like a country, or for "Idea" that looks like an idea.

你可以用看起来像喝这个动作的手语,来表示"喝",但你无法用看起来像国家的手语,来表示"国家",或用看起来像想法的手语来表示"想法"

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