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Word | Utilitarianism |
French Meaning | utilitarisme |
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 / doctrine that the useful is the good / The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political institutions. / the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority., | |
Usage | ⇒ He believes in utilitarianism ⇒ After all, moral theories such as Kantianism, utilitarianism , and common-sense morality require that an agent give weight to the interests of others. |
Synonyms | philanthropy, philosophy, pragmatism, agape, altruism, atomism, beneficence, benevolence, brotherly love, casuistry, charity, empiricism, flower power, functionalism, generosity, giving, golden rule, goodwill, grace, hedonism, |
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