Which of the following best captures Mill's Greatest Happiness Principle?
A) Actions are right if and only if they maximize the total amount of pleasure, minus the total amount of pain, for the person performing them.
B) Actions are right to the extent that they promote pleasure and the absence of pain for everyone affected.
C) Actions are right if they bring pleasure or reduce pain for more people than any available alternative.
D) Actions are right if they are motivated by a desire to promote pleasure and reduce pain for everyone affected.

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Mill's Greatest Happiness Principle emphasizes that actions are considered right if they tend to promote happiness (defined as pleasure and the absence of pain) for the greatest number of people affected by those actions.

Which of the Following Best Captures Mill's Greatest Happiness Principle