UTILITARIANISM

Meaning of UTILITARIANISM in English

/ ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteəriənɪzəm; NAmE -ˈter-/ noun

[ U ] ( philosophy ) the belief that the right course of action is the one that will produce the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — /yooh til'i tair"ee euh niz'euhm/ , n. the ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility, and that conduct should …
Random House Webster's 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 — 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
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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
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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
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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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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