An end goal that justifies any and all actions that go towards accoumplishing it, is not utlitarianism. It is idealism taken to the extreme. Furthermore, it entails that an objectively moral or good end result justifies all actions taken to get there.
PJ, that's NOT utilitarianism. That's objectivism.
If it were utilitarianism, the ends WOULDN'T justify the means, as it would be a question of weighing up each.
Objectivism is the idea of "The Greater Good".
Utilitarianism encompasses more of an idea of "The better good" or "The least bad".
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