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UTILITARIANISM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-06-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- utilitarianism 1, record 1, English, utilitarianism
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A teleological ethical theory which holds that the morality of an act can be determined by whether it produces the greatest good for the greatest number. 2, record 1, English, - utilitarianism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We shall use "utilitarianism" to refer to the moral theory that there is one and only one basic principle in ethics, the principle of utility, which asserts that we ought always to produce the greatest possible balance of value over disvalue (or the least possible balance of disvalue, if only undesirable results can be achieved). 3, record 1, English, - utilitarianism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- utilitarisme
1, record 1, French, utilitarisme
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Théorie morale téléologique qui cherche ce qu'il convient de faire en fonction d'une finalité, à savoir le plus grand bonheur pour le plus grand nombre. 2, record 1, French, - utilitarisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Jeremy Bentham définit ainsi l'idéal de l'utilitarisme : «le plus grand bonheur pour le plus grand nombre.» Le bonheur est la somme des plaisirs. Le principe d'utilité détermine si une action a comme conséquence de promouvoir l'accroissement du bonheur de la société. Les conséquences d'une action déterminent sa valeur morale. 3, record 1, French, - utilitarisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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