"The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals 'utility' or 'the greatest happiness principle' holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain, and the privation of pleasure."
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The passage describes the utilitarian philosophy, which is associated with the philosopher John Stuart Mill. The other options (Kant, Hume, and Hobbes) do not subscribe to this particular philosophy.

"The Creed Which Accepts as the Foundation of Morals 'Utility