English Explanatory Dictionary

negative utilitarianism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of utilitarianism that says we should minimize the total amount of aggregate suffering, or that we should minimize suffering and then, secondarily, maximize the total amount of happiness.

Word forms

negative utilitarianism negative utilitarianisms

Related words

negative utilitarian
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on N Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary