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Like Americans, people outside America want fun, want an emotional compensation for the utilitarianism and calculation that mark the rest of their lives.
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Meaning of "utilitarianism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UTILITARIANISM

utilitarianism  [juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UTILITARIANISM

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Utilitarianism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UTILITARIANISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism is a theory in normative ethics holding that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes utility, usually defined as maximizing total benefit and reducing suffering or the negatives. Classical utilitarianism's two most influential contributors are Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. In simple words, it is the way one helps himself in the art of decision-making. John Stuart Mill, in his book Utilitarianism, stated, "In the golden rule of Jesus of Nazareth, we read the complete spirit of the ethics of utility. To do as one would be done by, and to love one's neighbour as oneself, constitute the ideal perfection of utilitarian morality." According to both Bentham and Mill, utilitarianism is considered to be a hedonistic approach only if the results of an action do not directly cause a negative impact on others. It is now generally taken to be a form of consequentialism, although when Anscombe first introduced that term it was to distinguish between "old-fashioned utilitarianism" and consequentialism. In utilitarianism, the moral worth of an action is determined only by its resulting consequences.

Definition of utilitarianism in the English dictionary

The definition of utilitarianism in the dictionary is the doctrine that the morally correct course of action consists in the greatest good for the greatest number, that is, in maximizing the total benefit resulting, without regard to the distribution of benefits and burdens. Other definition of utilitarianism is the theory that the criterion of virtue is utility.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UTILITARIANISM


Anglicanism
ˈæŋɡlɪkəˌnɪzəm
antagonism
ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm
creationism
kriːˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm
exhibitionism
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃəˌnɪzəm
expansionism
ɪkˈspænʃəˌnɪzəm
expressionism
ɪkˈsprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
hedonism
ˈhiːdəˌnɪzəm
humanism
ˈhjuːməˌnɪzəm
humanitarianism
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
impressionism
ɪmˈprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
isolationism
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm
mechanism
ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm
microorganism
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
modernism
ˈmɒdəˌnɪzəm
organism
ˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
reductionism
rɪˈdʌkʃəˌnɪzəm
Satanism
ˈseɪtəˌnɪzəm
urbanism
ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm
vegetarianism
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
Zionism
ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UTILITARIANISM

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utilisable
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WORDS THAT END LIKE UTILITARIANISM

authoritarianism
Confucianism
coping mechanism
defence mechanism
equestrianism
Exchange Rate Mechanism
feminism
hooliganism
lesbianism
libertarianism
Lutheranism
New Urbanism
paganism
Pan-Africanism
safety mechanism
support mechanism
totalitarianism
unitarianism
utopianism
veganism
volcanism

Synonyms and antonyms of utilitarianism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «utilitarianism» into 25 languages

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The translations of utilitarianism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «utilitarianism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

功利主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

utilitarismo
570 millions of speakers

English

utilitarianism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपयोगितावाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النفعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

утилитаризм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

utilitarismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপযোগবাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

utilitarisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Utilitarianisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Utilitarismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

功利主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공리주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Utilitarianism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chủ nghia thực dụng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயனெறிமுறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपयुक्ततावाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

faydacılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

utilitarismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

utylitaryzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

утилітаризм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

utilitarismul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ωφελιμισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

utilitarisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utilitarianism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utilitarisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of utilitarianism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UTILITARIANISM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about utilitarianism

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QUOTES WITH «UTILITARIANISM»

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Todd Gitlin
Like Americans, people outside America want fun, want an emotional compensation for the utilitarianism and calculation that mark the rest of their lives.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UTILITARIANISM»

Discover the use of utilitarianism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to utilitarianism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Utilitarianism: For and Against
This book should also be of interest to welfare economists, political scientists and decision-theorists. In the first part of the book Professor Smart advocates a modern and sophisticated version of classical utilitarianism.
J. J. C. Smart, 1973
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Utilitarianism
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Jeremy Bentham, 2010
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Utilitarianism
currently be said about utilitarianism is that it is a very bad form of moral philosophy, but that all the others are so much worse. At any rate, I am far from believing, as some philosophers profess to do, that the days of utilitarianism are numbered.
Geoffrey Scarre, 2002
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Utilitarianism and Beyond
Utilitarianism considered both as a theory of personal morality and a theory of public choice.
Amartya Sen, Bernard Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen Williams, 1982
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Utilitarianism
Library of Liberal Arts title.
John Stuart Mill, Oskar Piest, 1957
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Utilitarianism (Second Edition):
This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of aggravated murder.
John Stuart Mill, George Sher, 2002
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Utilitarianism as a Public Philosophy
Goodin defends utilitarianism and shows how it can serve as an excellent guide to public policy makers.
Robert E. Goodin, 1995
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Utilitarianism, Liberty & Representative Government
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a British philosopher, political economist, civil servant, and Member of Parliament. An advocate of utilitarianism, he was one of the most influential liberal thinkers of the 19th century.
John Stuart Mill, 2007
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Hedonistic Utilitarianism
Drawing on extensive new archival research, the book interrogates anew a range of myths long accepted without question (and still in circulation) concerning, to cite only a few, the extent of homophobia in the 1920s, the strategic ...
Torbjörn Tännsjö, 1998
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Morality, Utilitarianism, and Rights
His approach thus stands in marked contrast to the influential theories of John Rawls. The essays reprinted in this collection span a period of almost 30 years and include many classic pieces in metaethical and normative ethical theory.
Richard B. Brandt, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UTILITARIANISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term utilitarianism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Buddhism vs. Utilitarianism - two paths that seek to abolish suffering
Setting aside differences of metaphysic, how closely do the core values of utilitarians/abolitionists and Buddhists coincide? If suffering and its abolition are ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jul 15»
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Will Your Self-Driving Car Be Programmed to Kill You?
“Ultimately, this problem devolves into a choice between utilitarianism and deontology,” said UAB alumnus Ameen Barghi. Barghi, who graduated in May and is ... «ClaimsJournal.com, Jun 15»
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What Is Utilitarianism?
Utilitarianism says that we should always do what will have the best consequences for all those affected by our actions. “Best consequences” generally refers to ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 15»
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Utilitarianism versus psychopathy
But the utilitarianism of killing the bystander is more like "utilitarianism" -- it invites you to pat yourself on the back because you're such a rational being. However ... «Boing Boing, Mar 15»
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Utilitarianism (Part 1 & 2)
Utilitarianism was an influential force in eighteenth and nineteenthcentury England, and Bentham personally influenced the British legislature to adopt virtually ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Mar 15»
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Utilitarianism (Part III –Conclusion)
The most important difficulty for utilitarianism is that it emphasizes consequences exclusively. Utilitarians claim that “the ends always justify the means,” and ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Mar 15»
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How Could Julian Savulescu Still Be a Utilitarian
Professor Julian Savulescu writes: “People think I am a utilitarian, but I am not. I, like nearly everybody else, find Utilitarianism to be too demanding” . Why does ... «Practical Ethics, Jan 15»
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Where are the true utilitarians who have not bent the knee to Baal?
Nothing has done more to tarnish the prestige of utilitarianism in recent years than academic interest in trolley-ology. This neologism is shorthand for a ... «BioEdge, Nov 14»
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Telling right from wrong: why is utilitarianism under attack?
Utilitarianism is the method most people use to decide whether an action is right or wrong. We decide the moral merits of what we do on whether the ... «The Conversation AU, Aug 14»
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Challenged by utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill was a British philosopher and political economist who authored the 1863 text Utilitarianism, honing its definition, scribbling in the margins and ... «The Age, Aug 14»

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