Jeremy Bentham offered the notion of the hedonistic, or felicity, calculus as an explanation for people's actions. This calculus states that people act to increase positive results through their pursuit of pleasure and to reduce negative outcomes through the avoidance of pain.

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This statement accurately reflects Jeremy Bentham's philosophy of hedonism and his belief that people are motivated by the pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain.

Jeremy Bentham Offered the Notion of the Hedonistic, or Felicity