Anti utilitarianism
the ethical doctrine that virtue is based on , and that conduct should be directed toward promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons.
noun (ethics)
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
the theory that the criterion of virtue is utility
n.
1827, from utilitarian + -ism.
a system of ethics according to which the rightness or wrongness of an action should be judged by its consequences. the goal of utilitarian ethics is to promote the greatest happiness for the greatest number. jeremy bentham, an english philosopher, was the founder of utilitarianism; john stuart mill was its best-known defender.
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