English dictionary
utilitarianism
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political institutions.
Source: webster1913