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utilitarianism

noun

Etymology

From utilitarian + -ism.

  1. derived from ūtilitās
  2. derived from utilite
  3. inherited from utilite
  4. suffixed as utilitarian — “utility + arian”
  5. suffixed as utilitarianism — “utilitarian + ism”

Definitions

  1. A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its…

    A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.

  2. The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for…

    The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories.

  3. Practicality, functionality, as opposed to e.g. aesthetics.

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Derived

antiutilitarianism, negative utilitarianism, nonutilitarianism, rule utilitarianism

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA