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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 4. Social Utilitarianism

20588	Sidwick argues for utilitarian institutions, rather than actions [Sidgwick, by Tuckness/Wolf]
	Full Idea: Sidgwick's complex version of utilitarianism urges that institutions should be set in place to maximise utility, but that individual actions people undertake might not appear to be justifiable on utilitarian terms.
	From: report of Henry Sidgwick (The Methods of Ethics (7th edn) [1874]) by Tuckness,A/Wolf,C - This is Political Philosophy 1 Refs
	A reaction: This seems to be a specifically political version of utilitarianism, but isn't cited much by political philosophers who discuss utilitarianism.