ALL meanings of utilitarianism
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U u - noun utilitarianism belief in value of usefulness 1
- noun utilitarianism the ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility, and that conduct should be directed toward promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons. 1
- noun utilitarianism (philosophy) A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness. 0
- noun utilitarianism (philosophy) the theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people"; hedonistic universalism. 0
- uncountable noun utilitarianism Utilitarianism is the idea that the morally correct course of action is the one that produces benefit for the greatest number of people. 0
- noun utilitarianism the doctrine that the morally correct course of action consists in the greatest good for the greatest number, that is, in maximizing the total benefit resulting, without regard to the distribution of benefits and burdens 0
- noun utilitarianism the theory that the criterion of virtue is utility 0
- noun utilitarianism the doctrine that the worth or value of anything is determined solely by its utility 0
- noun utilitarianism the doctrine, developed by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, that the purpose of all action should be to bring about the greatest happiness of the greatest number 0
- noun utilitarianism utilitarian character or quality 0