utilitarianism

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• Utilitarianism — utilitarianism …   Philosophy dictionary

• Utilitarianism — • A modern form of the Hedonistic ethical theory which teaches that the end of human conduct is happiness, and that consequently the discriminating norm which distinguishes conduct into right and wrong is pleasure and pain Catholic Encyclopedia …   Catholic encyclopedia

• utilitarianism — index casuistry Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 utilitarianism …   Law dictionary

• utilitarianism — noun philos. утилитаризм …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• Utilitarianism — U*til i*ta ri*an*ism, n. 1. The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political institutions. Bentham. [1913 Webster] 2. The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility, or that… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Utilitarianism — This article discusses utilitarian ethical theory. For a discussion of John Stuart Mill s book Utilitarianism, see Utilitarianism (book). For the architectural theory, see Utilitarianism (architecture) Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

• utilitarianism — /yooh til i tair ee euh niz euhm/, n. 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. [1820 30; UTILITARIAN + ISM] * * * Ethical… …   Universalium

• Utilitarianism — A philosophy that bases the moral worth of an action upon the number of people it gives happiness or pleasure to. A utilitarian philosophy is used when making social, economic or political decisions for the betterment of society . In… …   Investment dictionary

• utilitarianism — The ethical theory advanced by Bentham, both James and J. S. Mill, Sidgwick, and many others, that answers all questions of what to do, what to admire, or how to live, in terms of maximizing utility or happiness. As well as an ethical theory,… …   Philosophy dictionary

• utilitarianism — ˌju:tɪlɪˈtɛərɪənɪzm сущ.; филос. утилитаризм n филос. утилитаризм utilitarianism филос. утилитаризм …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• utilitarianism — noun Date: 1827 1. a doctrine that the useful is the good and that the determining consideration of right conduct should be the usefulness of its consequences; specifically a theory that the aim of action should be the largest possible balance of …   New Collegiate Dictionary