What is the purpose of human life? Describe the ethics and politics of utilitarianism. What should Wonder Woman do? Wonder Woman woke up this morning and learned from the news that a boat is sinking in the Odra. and 30 people are in danger of dying. She's almost out the window ready to go save some lives when she notices that some friends are having a barbecue in the park near her house. Because she would really like to go to the barbecue, she begins to have an internal conflict. What should Wonder Woman do? Spending a hard day bringing people to shore and saving lives or enjoying the fantastic sunny day while having a barbecue in the park? Utilitarian ethics and philosophy can answer Wonder Woman's struggle. But first let's see what Utilitarianism is.-Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is the theory that bases morality on utility, and states that true individual utility cannot always agree with general utility. Utilitarianism sets as its starting point the thought that recognizes that one of the conditions of human nature is to think first of one's own interests: morality consists in recognizing that the individual's usefulness coincides with the usefulness of others. Historically, utilitarianism is found in English philosophy. The term "utilitarianism" was used for the first time by J. Bentham, and with it he designed the fundamental characteristics of his philosophical system. Bentham also states the need for all utilitarian philosophies to create ethics as an exact science: a rigorous calculation on the quantitative difference of pleasures. Utilitarianism also extends to the legal and political fields, with the proposal of radical reforms. It was therefore the ce... middle of paper ... that utilitarians promote so that it does not depend on the existence of God, or on any other metaphysical identity.6 So the search for well-being and utility must be done impartially to everyone in society, no matter whether we believe in a God or not. Secondly, it concerns the “consequentialism” of utilitarianism. Consequentialism prohibits arbitrary moral prohibitions. If I want to condemn something as morally wrong, I have to show that someone's life has gotten worse. According to consequentialism, for example, we cannot define homosexuality as morally wrong if we do not find negative consequences that derive from it. On the other hand, it is also true that utilitarianism can authorize the worst actions if it safeguards the well-being of individuals. Furthermore, we end up ignoring the identity of the subjects involved, their personal needs and the fact that there are differences between them.7