The total view is a view in population ethics that regards one outcome as better than another if and only if it contains greater total wellbeing, regardless of whether it does so because people are better off or because there are more well-off people. It may be contrasted with person-affecting views.
Further reading
MacAskill, William, Richard Yetter Chappell & Darius Meissner (2022) Population ethics: the total view, average view & other theories, Utilitarianism.Net.
Related entries
person-affecting views | population ethics | repugnant conclusion | utilitarianism