utilitarianism
Noun
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Noun
utilitarianism
- (philosophy) A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.
- (philosophy) 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.
- French: utilitarisme
- German: Utilitarismus
- Italian: utilitarismo
- Portuguese: utilitarismo
- Russian: утилитаризм
- Spanish: utilitarismo
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