UTILITARIANISM

Meaning of UTILITARIANISM in English

/yooh til'i tair"ee euh niz'euhm/ , n.

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.

[ 1820-30; UTILITARIAN + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

UTILITARIANISM — noun Date: 1827 a doctrine that the useful is the good and that the determining consideration of right conduct should …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UTILITARIANISM — Ethical principle according to which an action is right if it tends to maximize happiness, not only that of the …
Английский словарь Британика
UTILITARIANISM — (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈterēəˌnizəm, -ta(a)r-, -tār- noun ( -s ) Etymology: utilitarian (I) + -ism 1. a. : a doctrine that the useful …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UTILITARIANISM — (n.) The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined …
Английский словарь Webster
UTILITARIANISM — (n.) The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility, or that virtue is defined and enforced by its tendency to …
Английский словарь Webster
UTILITARIANISM — (n.) The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social …
Английский словарь Webster
UTILITARIANISM — ( n. ) The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility, or that virtue is defined and enforced by its …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UTILITARIANISM — ( n. ) The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of morality, so that the rectitude of an action …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UTILITARIANISM — ( n. ) The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UTILITARIANISM — n. belief that usefulness is the basis of virtue and that decisions should be made according to what will be …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UTILITARIANISM — noun Date: 1827 1. : a doctrine that the useful is the good and that the determining consideration of right …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UTILITARIANISM — noun the doctrine that utility is the sole standard of morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined …
Webster English vocab
UTILITARIANISM — ■ noun the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. ↘the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
UTILITARIANISM — [util.i.tar.i.an.ism] n (1827) 1: a doctrine that the useful is the good and that the determining consideration of right conduct …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UTILITARIANISM — in normative ethics, a tradition dating from late-18th-century England in which action is held to be right if it tends …
Britannica English vocabulary
UTILITARIANISM — / ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteəriənɪzəm; NAmE -ˈter-/ noun [ U ] ( philosophy ) the belief that the right course of action is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UTILITARIANISM — u ‧ til ‧ i ‧ tar ‧ i ‧ an ‧ is ‧ m /juːˌtɪləˈteəriənɪz ə m, juːˌtɪlɪˈteəriənɪz ə …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UTILITARIANISM — n. 1 the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UTILITARIANISM — n. 1 the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UTILITARIANISM — n.1 the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
UTILITARIANISM — Utilitarianism is the idea that the morally correct course of action is the one that produces benefit for the greatest …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UTILITARIANISM — Utilitarianism is the idea that the morally correct course of action is the one that produces benefit for the greatest …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UTILITARIANISM — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ If utilitarianism has no way of making equity matter, it does not follow that equity …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UTILITARIANISM — [noun] [U] - the system of thought which states that the best action or decision in a particular situation is …
Cambridge English vocab
UTILITARIANISM — n. Ethical principle according to which an action is right if it tends to maximize happiness, not only that of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UTILITARIANISM — n [ U ] a system of ideas based on the work of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill . …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
UTILITARIANISM — * See Act utilitarianism ; Hedonistic utilitarianism ; Ideal utilitarianism ; Rule utilitarianism ; and Theological utilitarianism
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
UTILITARIANISM — сущ.; филос. утилитаризм n филос. утилитаризм utilitarianism филос. утилитаризм
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UTILITARIANISM — utilitarianism.ogg ju:͵tılıʹte(ə)rıənız(ə)m n 1> утилитаризм 2> прагматизм
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UTILITARIANISM — сущ.; филос. утилитаризм n филос. утилитаризм utilitarianism филос. утилитаризм
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
UTILITARIANISM — n. Pronunciation: - ē - ə - ˌ ni-z ə m Function: noun Date: 1827 1 : a doctrine that …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
UTILITARIANISM — philosophy of Jeremy Bentham and followers (John S. Mill); the economy should be based on 'the greatest happiness for the …
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
UTILITARIANISM — Утилитаризм
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
UTILITARIANISM — утилитаризм
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UTILITARIANISM — (n) прагматизм; утилитаризм
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
UTILITARIANISM — n 1) утилитаризм 2) прагматизм
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
UTILITARIANISM — n 1> утилитаризм 2> прагматизм
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UTILITARIANISM — n. утилитаризм
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
UTILITARIANISM — n. утилитаризм
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
UTILITARIANISM — сущ. ; филос. утилитаризм ( учение, считающее пользу основой нравственности )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UTILITARIANISM — сущ.; филос. утилитаризм (учение, считающее пользу основой нравственности)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UTILITARIANISM — _n. _филос. утилитаризм
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
UTILITARIANISM — n. филос. утилитаризм
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
UTILITARIANISM — _n. _филос. утилитаризм
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
UTILITARIANISM — утилитаризм
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
UTILITARIANISM — утилитаризм
English-Russian Online Dictionary
UTILITARIANISM — сущ. утилитаризм; подход, провозглашающий принцип полезности, как основополагающий.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
UTILITARIANISM — утилитаризм
Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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