Looking at society from a modern perspective, there seems to be very little reason not to
maximize human happiness, as long as it hurts no one.
While we do not have anything like a final, scientific approach to
maximizing human happiness, it seems safe to say that rap.ing and killing children will not be one of its primary consti.tuents.
Not exact matches
In order to
maximize happiness,
humans seem to need to know what the bad moments look like — suffering is something to practice, scientists have found.
Trying to minimize costs, instead of
maximize income, quality, loyalty,
happiness, connection, and all those other wonderful things that come from real
human attention.
Alternatively stated, maximal
happiness is pursued insofar as one seeks to
maximize human communication, i.e., seeks to
maximize the public world.
Given the distinctiveness of
human existence and the aesthetic character of reality, it follows that greater beauty is served insofar as subhuman existence is so ordered as to
maximize the possibilities of
happiness.
In all cases, we are always striving to
maximize the chances for a successful adoption, which is the outcome that will bring
happiness and joy to the dogs AND the
humans