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Concept information

POLITICS > POLITICAL THEORY > POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES > UTILITARIANISM

Preferred term

UTILITARIANISM  

Definition

  • THE DOCTRINE THAT THE GREATEST HAPPINESS OF THE GREATEST NUMBER SHOULD BE THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF CONDUCT

Broader concept

History note

  • TERM CREATED JULY 2006

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Definition source

  • OED

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/a5f0313b-f70d-4966-b589-ca806256f646

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