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utilitarianism

[yoo-til-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm] / juˌtɪl ɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm /
NOUN
categorical imperative
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NOUN
materialism
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Set in a post-apocalyptic Outback, Broken Roads leans heavily into its “Moral Compass,” with options that reflect four different philosophies: utilitarianism, nihilism, Machiavellianism and humanism.

From Seattle Times Apr. 7, 2024

It’s the same kind of cold-hearted spreadsheet utilitarianism the Empire uses, which is why he seems so tortured and sure of himself at the same time.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2022

“I’ve talked to many, many people who care about education, but they sometimes have the idealism without the practicality, or they have the kind of grinding, you know, utilitarianism without the idealism,” Clinton said.

From Washington Post Nov. 17, 2022

He needed permission from the community, whose orientation had started out “almost Soviet” in its utilitarianism and whose decision makers needed some time to adjust to the idea of handcrafted reds aged in oak barrels.

From New York Times Sep. 7, 2022

Another goes because he is aware that the neglect of suffering will not answer; this is utilitarianism.

From English Secularism A Confession Of Belief by George Jacob Holyoake




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