utilitarianism meaning

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utilitarianism (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. 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

    Type of: doctrine

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UT · words ending in SM · 14-letter words

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