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utilitarian principle

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meanings of utilitarianand principle


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utilitarian
adjective
uk /ˌjuː.tɪ.lɪˈteə.ri.ən/ us /juːˌtɪl.əˈter.i.ən/
designed to be useful rather ...
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principle
noun
uk /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/ us /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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Examples of utilitarian principle


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Using this principle would result in treatment of comparatively fewer patients than using a straightforward utilitarianprinciple.
In its most general form, the utilitarianprinciple calls for maximizing overall societal benefits.
This presumably means that the secondary principles are supported by applying the primary utilitarianprinciple to relevant factual assumptions.
Although the utilitarianprinciple has been understood to embrace considerations of justice, it does not, strictly speaking, provide a basis for choosing among eligible groups in the most equitable manner.
It might be objected that (from a utilitarian perspective) the rationality of acting on the rule utilitarianprinciple is conditional on its being common knowledge that everyone is so motivated.
Mill's utilitarianism involves, thus, a 'non-basic' utilitarianprinciple, which is conditional on substantive empirical presumptions, which, in turn, remain open to disputation.
That is the sound, utilitarianprinciple.
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Broome argues that these dimensions are linked by what he calls the "interpersonal addition theorem", which supports the utilitarianprinciple of distribution.
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If this is true, then total aggregation in accordance with utilitarian principles can be performed with less uncertainty in risk analysis than in economics generally.
According to the utilitarian principles of exchange theory, over-benefiting (receiving more than one gives) is desirable, whereas under-benefiting is to be avoided.
The latter are almost invariably based upon utilitarian principles where the suffering of an individual can be justified in the name of a greater benefit.
As is often the case with utilitarian principles, they require a fair amount of foresight and calculation, which might not always be feasible.
We were told we must not merely settle this question on grounds of large and wide and abstract consideration, that we must come down to practical and utilitarian principles.
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Hansard archive

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