Utilitarianism has been criticized as a "pig philosophy" or a form of hedonism. Explain how these criticisms are overcome by modern formulations of this consequence-oriented form of reasoning
The idea that a happy pig might be on a higher ethical plane than, say, a dissatisfied Socrates is the basis for this question. Modern formulations of utilitarianism have sought to define happiness as a set of higher order pleasures, such as intellectual, aesthetic, and social enjoyments, rather than mere sensual pleasure in order to reduce the hedonistic nature of the decision making.
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