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> I disagree, and a Buddhist might be offended. Buddhists seek to eliminate pain which is Utilitarian as Utilitarianism seeks to maximize happiness and minimize pain. >I also do not think that maximizing utility and maximizing happiness are the same thing. Utility is actually happiness by definition: "Utility is defined in various ways, including as pleasure, economic well-being and the lack of suffering." I'm not describing hedonism as I'm not solely referring to bodily pleasures as the good.