Defenition of the word utilitarianism

• Defenition of the word utilitarianism

  • doctrine that the useful is the good especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill the aim being the greatest happiness for of greatest number
  • 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

Hypernyms for the word utilitarianism

• • doctrine
  • ism
  • philosophical system
  • philosophy
  • school of thought

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