= Hero	= Villain	= Deity
= Supporting Character		= Clergy
= Based on Real Person		= Scientist
= Real     Person	= Non-Superhero        Lead Character

Newest character in database (21 May 2013):
Sweetwater Chemical Company

Number of characters in this sub-list: 3 (out of a total of 30,101 in the database).

Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is solely determined by its contribution to overall utility, that is, its contribution to happiness or pleasure as summed among all persons. It is thus a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome -- the ends justify the means. The origins of Utilitarianism are often traced back as far as the Greek philosopher Epicurus, but as a specific belief system, it is generally credited to Jeremy Bentham.