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Jeremy Bentham: The British philosopher and economist who advocated the concept of utilitarianism, which basically states that the moral worth of an action depends on the greatest good for the greatest amount of people.
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A philosophy that Locke seemed to be following when he did all he did to protect and save the Island, rather than specifically expressing his desire to save individual people. Just because Locke didn't say to Jacob 'how can I save so and so?' and instead asked how he could save the Island, didn't mean he couldn't care less about the people on it. Just that he could have thought that he was acting in the best of intentions and with the best desired outcomes by putting the 'Island' first if you will.
And I do like the theory that Locke is The Economist. Well only when he's off the Island that is, otherwise he's just plain old Leader of the Others.