utilitarianism
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nounPlural noun:
utilitarianisms
- 1.
(countable, uncountable)(philosophy) A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)(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.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)Practicality, functionality, as opposed to e.g. aesthetics.