English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Utilitarianism
(n.)
The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the
greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political
institutions.
Utilitarianism
(n.)
The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility, or
that virtue is defined and enforced by its tendency to promote the
highest happiness of the universe.
Utilitarianism
(n.)
The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of
morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined by its
usefulness.