utilitarian values
Utilitarian values refer to an ethical theory that promotes actions that maximize overall happiness or well-being for a greater number of people. It emphasizes the importance of outcomes and consequences, aiming to achieve the greatest overall utility or benefit for society as a whole.
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Related Concepts (21)
- act utilitarianism
- calculating moral worth
- consequentialism
- consequentialist reasoning
- ethical theories
- ethics of welfare
- greatest happiness principle
- happiness as the ultimate goal
- maximizing overall happiness
- moral responsibility
- philosophical ethics
- rule utilitarianism
- utilitarian approach to punishment
- utilitarian decision-making
- utilitarianism and animal welfare
- utilitarianism and environmental ethics
- utilitarianism and moral dilemmas
- utilitarianism in politics
- utility as a measure of ethics
- value ethics
- value loading problem