utilitarianism
1Utilitarianism — utilitarianism …
2Utilitarianism — utilitarianism …
3Utilitarianism — • 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.… …
4utilitarianism — index casuistry Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 utilitarianism …
5Utilitarianism — 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… …
6utilitarianism — 1827, from UTILITARIAN (Cf. utilitarian) + ISM (Cf. ism) …
7utilitarianism — ► NOUN 1) the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. 2) the doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct …
8utilitarianism — [yo͞o til΄ə ter′ē əniz΄əm] n. 1. the doctrine that the worth or value of anything is determined solely by its utility 2. the doctrine, developed by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, that the purpose of all action should be to bring about the… …
9Utilitarianism — 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 …
10utilitarianism — /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… …
