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Utilitarianism
Webster's Dictionary
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(1):
(n.) The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined by its usefulness.
(2):
(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.
(3):
(n.) The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political institutions.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Utilitarianism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/u/utilitarianism.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Utilitarianism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/u/utilitarianism.html. 1828.
