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utilitarianism

/yoo-til-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm/US // yuˌtɪl ɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm //UK // (juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm) //

实利主义,功利主义,实用主义,实惠主义

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.

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Examples

  • In those situations, says David Magnus, director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at Stanford University, long-standing principles of utilitarianism, prioritization and egalitarianism apply.

  • Over the years, he has pushed for animal rights, made the case for utilitarianism, and advocated for more — and more effective — giving.

  • But here's what utilitarianism, according to Williams, leaves out of the picture: individual agency.

  • In spite of his keen interest in Utilitarianism, there is no trace that he read the later writers of the school.

  • For an express discussion and vindication of this principle, see the little volume entitled "Utilitarianism."

  • Here he would seem to lean towards utilitarianism, were it not that he is as severe on men of experiment as on men of dogma.

  • To accept the philosophy was to be also pledged to practical applications of Utilitarianism.

  • The Morals and Legislation opens by briefly and contemptuously setting aside more philosophical opponents of Utilitarianism.