Noun: utilitarianism yoo,ti-lu'teh-ree-u,ni-zum
- Doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
"Utilitarianism influenced many social reforms in 19th-century Britain"
Derived forms: utilitarianisms
Type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought
Encyclopedia: Utilitarianism