"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."
The moral theory introduced in this passage insists that the highest good is __________.

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The passage clearly states that the foundation of morals in this creed is "utility" or "the greatest happiness principle," which holds that actions are right in proportion to their promotion of happiness and wrong as they tend to produce the reverse. Happiness, in turn, is defined as pleasure and the absence of pain. Therefore, the highest good according to this theory is maximum pleasure for the most (or greatest amount of people).

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