The greatest good for the greatest number of people: an Islamic philosophical analysis

The western ethical philosophy provides that if any decision brings the greatest good for the greatest number of people, then the decision is acceptable although a small number of people might be affected by the decision. This is also known as democratic rule of making decision based on majority opi...

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Main Authors: Md Abdul Jalil, Naail Mohammed Kamil, Muhammad Khalilur Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9310/
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