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Definition of Utilitarianism
1. Noun. Doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number.
Definition of Utilitarianism
1. n. The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political institutions.
2. n. The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political institutions.
Definition of Utilitarianism
1. Noun. (philosophy) A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness. ¹
2. Noun. (philosophy) the theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people"; hedonistic universalism. ¹
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Definition of Utilitarianism
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