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Noun Concept
Categories: Classical liberalism, Social philosophy, Consequentialism, Ethical theories, Hedonism
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utilitarianism  Utilitarian ethics  Benthamite criterion  Criticism of utilitarianism  criticisms of utilitarianism
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In ethical philosophy, utilitarianism is a family of normative ethical theories that prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well-being for all affected individuals. Wikipedia
Philosophical theories that deal with utility Wikipedia Disambiguation
The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories. Wiktionary
The theory of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people". Wiktionary (translation)
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doctrine
consequentialism
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HAS KIND
two-level utilitarianism
rule utilitarianism
act utilitarianism
Preference ulilitarianism
negative utilitarianism
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Otto's encyclopedia
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Bentham
Mill
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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utilitarianism
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utilitarianism
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utilitarianism
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Benthamite criterion, Criticism of utilitarianism, criticisms of utilitarianism, Ethical utilitarian, GGGN, greatest good for the greatest number, ideal utilitarianism, Moral cluelessness, principle of utility, social utility, Utalitarianism, utilitarian ethics, utilitarian theory of property, utilitarianist, Utilitarianistic, Utilitarianists, utilitarians, Utilitarism, Utilitarists
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Utilitarian ethics, utilitarian ethics

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