Associations to the word «Utilitarianism»
Noun
- Distinction
- Conception
- Hare
- Justice
- Criticism
- Outcome
- Essay
- Obligation
- Formulation
- Welfare
- Extreme
- Healthcare
- Notion
- Reformer
- Alternative
- Rule
- Motive
- Calculation
- Symmetry
- Wealth
- Dissertation
- Economic
- Benefit
- Exposition
- Spencer
- Goodness
- Christianity
- Beyond
- Contrast
- Satisfaction
- Theorist
- Action
- Reading
- Basis
- Assumption
- Value
- Dignity
- Treating
- Consensus
- Efficiency
- Motivation
- Sen
- Wage
- Harm
- Adam
- Friedrich
- Consideration
- Punishment
- Evil
- Act
- Logic
- View
- Ness
- Equality
- Greene
- Animal
- Collapse
- Insight
- Framework
- Criterion
- Integrity
- Radical
- Treat
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
UTILITARIANISM, noun. (philosophy) A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.
UTILITARIANISM, noun. (philosophy) the theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people"; hedonistic universalism.
Dictionary definition
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.
Wise words
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is
essential is invisible to the eye.