utilitarianism

Значение (Английский)

1. (countable, uncountable) A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.
2. (countable, uncountable) The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories.
3. (countable, uncountable) Practicality, functionality, as opposed to e.g. aesthetics.

Синонимы

materialism

economics

Переводы

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Utilitarismus

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faydacılık

utilitarisme

ωφελιμισμός

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نفعي

نفعية

Nützlichkeitsprinzip

Nützlichkeitsdenken

Этимология (Английский)

From utilitarian + -ism.