Before revision: For instance, Jeremy Bentham, the founder of utilitarianism, described utility thus:That property in any object, whereby it tends to produce benefit, advantage, pleasure, good, or happiness ... or to prevent the happening of mischief, pain, evil, or unhappiness to the party whose interest is considered .
After revision: For instance, Jeremy Bentham, the founder of utilitarianism, described utility as the capacity of actions or objects to produce benefits, such as pleasure, happiness, and good, or happiness ... or to prevent the happening of mischief, pain, evil, or unhappiness to prevent harm, such as pain and unhappiness, to those affected .