utilitarianism

Discipline: Philosophy

A philosophy according to which ethical judgments are made on the basis of the consequences of the issues in question.

Utilitarianism is considered to be a form of consequentialism.

Different forms of utilitarianism include act utilitarianism, hedonistic utilitarianism, ideal utilitarianism, negative utilitarianism, and preference utilitarianism.

Also See:

· act utilitarianism
· Bentham's Theory of Utilitarianism
· hedonistic utilitarianism
· ideal utilitarianism
· negative utilitarianism
· preference utilitarianism
· teleology

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