Kantianism vs. Utilitarianism — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Kantianism and Utilitarianism
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Kantianism
Kantianism is the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher born in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). The term Kantianism or Kantian is sometimes also used to describe contemporary positions in philosophy of mind, epistemology, and ethics.
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism is a family of normative ethical theories that prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well-being for all affected individuals. Although different varieties of utilitarianism admit different characterizations, the basic idea behind all of them is to in some sense maximize utility, which is often defined in terms of well-being or related concepts.
Kantianism
The doctrine or theory of Kant; the Kantian philosophy.
Utilitarianism
The belief that the value of a thing or an action is determined by its utility.
Utilitarianism
The ethical theory proposed by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill that all action should be directed toward achieving the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.
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Utilitarianism
The quality of being utilitarian
Housing of bleak utilitarianism.
Utilitarianism
(philosophy) A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.
Utilitarianism
(philosophy) The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories.
Utilitarianism
The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political institutions.
Utilitarianism
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.
Utilitarianism
The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined by its usefulness.
Utilitarianism
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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