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utilitarianism definition

utili·tari·an·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

  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 greatest happiness of the greatest number
  3. utilitarian character or quality

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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