utilitarianism
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Utilitarianism is considered hedonistic because it bases moral theory on maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Utilitarianism tries to maximize total benefit, although what “total benefit” means changes depending on the situation.
From Scientific American • Mar. 9, 2021
Utilitarianism, developed as a modern theory of ethics by the 19th-century philosophers Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, seeks the greatest balance of happiness over suffering in society as a whole.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2018
Utilitarianism or the basis under which neoclassical economy is based exalts use values to the detriment of exchange values.
From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2017
This was the philosophy of Bentham, or Utilitarianism.
From A Short History of English Liberalism by Blease, Walter Lyon
Vocabulary lists containing utilitarianism
The Industrial Revolution - Middle School and High School
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Chapters 24–25
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Chapter 23: Political and Industrial Revolutions
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