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utilitarianism
noun
util·i·tar·i·an·ism (ˌ)yü-ˌti-lə-ˈter-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm 
1
: a doctrine that the useful is the good and that the determining consideration of right conduct should be the usefulness of its consequences
specifically : a theory that the aim of action should be the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain or the greatest happiness of the greatest number
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Doctrine of utilitarianism: Columbia Gas of Ohio wants to increase distribution rates on gas bills by nearly a third to raise $221.4 million for infrastructure projects and to comply with federal mandates. 
cleveland, 22 June 2022 But the utilitarianism of the silhouette is the point here. New York Times, 20 May 2022 But there are plenty of variations on the trolley problem that suggest there's more than pure utilitarianism involved in the decision-making. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 15 Apr. 2022 By denying individual dignity and freedom, communism leaves no basis for moral judgment other than a brutal utilitarianism. Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2022 His thinking can be traced to the utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham, the Enlightenment-era English legal philosopher and reformer. Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022 Chapters focus on major theories, such as utilitarianism, Kant’s ethics of duty, Aristotle’s virtue ethics and Sartre’s existentialism. Julian Baggini, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022 If the pandemic has caused any single identifiable outcome for fashion, it’s that utilitarianism has been replaced with a spirit of experimentation. Isabel Slone, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Nov. 2021 These women took artistic license to write their own beauty narrative, one that refused to be boxed in by the utilitarianism of blue-collar work. Charles Harbison, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2021 See More
cleveland, 22 June 2022 But the utilitarianism of the silhouette is the point here. New York Times, 20 May 2022 But there are plenty of variations on the trolley problem that suggest there's more than pure utilitarianism involved in the decision-making. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 15 Apr. 2022 By denying individual dignity and freedom, communism leaves no basis for moral judgment other than a brutal utilitarianism. Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2022 His thinking can be traced to the utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham, the Enlightenment-era English legal philosopher and reformer. Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022 Chapters focus on major theories, such as utilitarianism, Kant’s ethics of duty, Aristotle’s virtue ethics and Sartre’s existentialism. Julian Baggini, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022 If the pandemic has caused any single identifiable outcome for fashion, it’s that utilitarianism has been replaced with a spirit of experimentation. Isabel Slone, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Nov. 2021 These women took artistic license to write their own beauty narrative, one that refused to be boxed in by the utilitarianism of blue-collar work. Charles Harbison, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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