In the common parlance, the word utility implies general well-being or happiness and according to John Stuart Mill, utility is the consequence of a good action. Mill explained utility in the following way: he believed that people desire happiness and since each individual desires their own happiness, thus the net product is that all of us desire the happiness of everyone thus culminating in larger social utility. Thus, it follows that an action which results in the greatest pleasure for the utility of the society is the best action.