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

"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 __________.

A) maximum pleasure for the most
B) maximum pleasure for the individual
C) maximum pleasure for the few
D) happiness but not pleasure

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