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utilitarian
(encz) | utilitarian,prospěchář n: Zdeněk Brož |
utilitarian
(encz) | utilitarian,prospěchářský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
utilitarian
(encz) | utilitarian,utilitární Pavel Machek; Giza |
utilitarian
(encz) | utilitarian,utilitářský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Utilitarian
(gcide) | Utilitarian \U*til`i*ta"ri*an\, a. [See Utility.]
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1. Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility; ?iming
at utility as distinguished from beauty, ornament, etc.;
sometimes, reproachfully, evincing, or characterized by, a
regard for utility of a lower kind, or marked by a sordid
spirit; as, utilitarian narrowness; a utilitarian
indifference to art.
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2. Of or pertaining to utilitarianism; supporting
utilitarianism; as, the utilitarian view of morality; the
Utilitarian Society. --J. S. Mill.
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Utilitarian
(gcide) | Utilitarian \U*til`i*ta"ri*an\, n.
One who holds the doctrine of utilitarianism.
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The utilitarians are for merging all the particular
virtues into one, and would substitute in their place
the greatest usefulness, as the alone principle to
which every question respecting the morality of actions
should be referred. --Chalmers.
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But what is a utilitarian? Simply one who prefers the
useful to the useless; and who does not? --Sir W.
Hamilton.
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utilitarian
(wn) | utilitarian
adj 1: having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"
[syn: utilitarian, useful]
2: having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain
utilitarian kitchenware"
n 1: someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on
its utility |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
utilitarian
(encz) | utilitarian,prospěchář n: Zdeněk Brožutilitarian,prospěchářský adj: Zdeněk Brožutilitarian,utilitární Pavel Machek; Gizautilitarian,utilitářský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
utilitarianism
(encz) | utilitarianism,prospěchářství n: Zdeněk Brožutilitarianism,utilitarismus n: Zdeněk Brož |
Utilitarianism
(gcide) | Utilitarianism \U*til`i*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.
1. The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest
number should be the end and aim of all social and
political institutions. --Bentham.
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2. The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility, or that
virtue is defined and enforced by its tendency to promote
the highest happiness of the universe. --J. S. Mill.
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3. The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of
morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined
by its usefulness.
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utilitarian
(wn) | utilitarian
adj 1: having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"
[syn: utilitarian, useful]
2: having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain
utilitarian kitchenware"
n 1: someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on
its utility |
utilitarianism
(wn) | utilitarianism
n 1: 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 |
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