utilitarianism
31utilitarianism — u•til•i•tar•i•an•ism [[t]yuˌtɪl ɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) pho the ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility, and that conduct should be directed toward promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons 2) utilitarian… …
32utilitarianism — /ˌjutɪləˈtɛəriəˌnɪzəm / (say .yoohtiluh tairreeuh.nizuhm) noun the ethical and political philosophy that holds that virtue is based on utility, and that conduct should be directed towards promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of …
33utilitarianism — n. 1 the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. 2 the doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct …
34Two-level utilitarianism — is a utilitarian theory of ethics developed by R. M. Hare.cite book |last=McNaughton |first=David A. |title=Moral Vision |year=1988 |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |pages=177 |isbn=0631159452] According to the theory, a person s moral decisions… …
35Average and total utilitarianism — All proponents of utilitarianism believe that the quality of conscious experience is important; indeed it is the basis of their consequentialist approach to ethics. However, it is unclear what it is that is supposed to be maximized: average… …
36Rule utilitarianism — is a form of utilitarianism which states that moral actions are those which conform to the rules which lead to the greatest good, or that the rightness or wrongness of a particular action is a function of the correctness of the rule of which it… …
37Act utilitarianism — is a utilitarian theory of ethics which states that the morally right action is the one which produces the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people. Act utilitarianism is opposed to rule utilitarianism, which states that the …
38Preference utilitarianism — is quite probably the most popular form of utilitarianism in contemporary philosophy. In the same way as other utilitarian theorists, preference utilitarians define a morally right action as that which produces the most favourable consequences… …
39act utilitarianism — Version of utilitarianism associated especially with Bentham, according to which the measure of the value of an act is the amount by which it increases general utility or happiness. An act is to be preferred to its alternatives according to the… …
40indirect utilitarianism — See utilitarianism …
