Definition
A moral philosophy that says the best action is the one that produces the greatest overall happiness or benefit for the greatest number of people. It focuses on consequences rather than rules or intentions.
Etymology
From 'utilitarian' + '-ism', coined in the 1800s and associated with philosophers like Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. It is built on the idea of 'utility' or usefulness in producing good outcomes.
Kelly Says
Utilitarianism turns ethics into a kind of happiness math: weigh all the pleasure and pain, and choose the action with the best total score. It’s simple in theory but gets tricky when you ask whose happiness counts and how much.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
功利주의
gong-lee-joo-ee
ARالعربية
ال功利ية
al-ko-lee-yah
BNবাংলা
কার্য-সম্পন্নতাবাদ
kar-ya-sam-pon-nata-baad
CACatalà
utilitarisme
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-sme
CSČeština
utilitarismus
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-zus
DADansk
utilitarisme
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-sme
DEDeutsch
Utilitarismus
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-zus
ELΕλληνικά
ουтилиταρισμός
oo-tee-lee-ta-ris-mos
ESEspañol
utilitarismo
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-smo
FAفارسی
功利 گرایی
gong-lee-grai-ee
FISuomi
utilitarismi
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-smi
FRFrançais
utilitarisme
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-sme
GUGU
સુખદાયકતા
sukh-da-y-ka-ta
HAHA
功利主義
gong-lee-joo-ee
HEעברית
אוטיליטרליזם
oo-tee-lee-tar-lee-z-m
HIहिन्दी
उपयोगवाद
oo-pa-yog-vaad
HUMagyar
utilitarizmus
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
utilitarianisme
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-an-isme
IGIG
utilitarianism
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-an-ism
ITItaliano
utilitarismo
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-smo
KMKM
គម្រោងប្រយោជន
kom-roong pra-yo-chon
MRMR
कार्यात्मकता
kaar-ya-at-ma-ka-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
utilitarisme
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-sme
MYမြန်မာ
功利주의
gong-lee-joo-ee
NLNederlands
utilitarisme
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-sme
NONorsk
utilitarisme
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-sme
PAPA
功利主義
gong-lee-joo-ee
PLPolski
utilitaryzm
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-zm
PTPortuguês
utilitarismo
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-smo
RORomână
utilitarism
oo-tee-lee-tar-ism
RUРусский
утилитаризм
oo-tee-lee-ta-rizm
SVSvenska
utilitarism
oo-tee-lee-tar-ism
SWKiswahili
utilitarism
oo-tee-lee-tar-ism
TAதமிழ்
பயனளிப்பு
pa-ya-an-lee-ppu
TEతెలుగు
కార్యకర్త
kaar-ya-kar-ta
THไทย
อุดมการณ์อรรถประโยชน์
ood-mon-gaan ar-th-pra-yo-jet
TLTL
utilitarismo
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-smo
TRTürkçe
utilitarizm
oo-tee-lee-tar-izm
UKУкраїнська
утилитаризм
oo-tee-lee-ta-rizm
URاردو
功利वाद
gong-lee-waad
VITiếng Việt
Utilitarism
yoo-tee-lee-tar-izm
YOYO
utilitarianism
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-an-ism
ZUZU
utilitarianism
oo-tee-lee-tar-ee-an-ism