The similarities are that both are based on "ends", rather than principles, and I think there's a significant philosophical overlap between the two. Though, while utilitarians set the end goal at maximum happiness across a populace, I don't think true fulfillment will be achieved by that end alone. Rather, there's something to be said about a productive society that promotes those things (education, technological advance, intellectual inquiry, and science) that make us better and more productive; permanent fulfillment at the expense of some temporary happiness.
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