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Utilitarianism

An ethical theory that advocates for actions or policies that maximize overall happiness or well-being for the greatest number of people, often associated with Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.

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#4
Philosophy & Ethics · of 90
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Named alongside in Philosophy & EthicsBrands named in the same answers as Utilitarianism in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Stoicism: named in 10 answersStoicismExistentialism: named in 12 answersExistentialismPlatonism: named in 6 answersPlatonismUtilitarianism: named in 13 answersUtilitarianismEmpiricism: named in 11 answersEmpiricismConfucianism: named in 9 answersConfucianismAristotelianism: named in 6 answersAristotelianismSocial Contract Theory: named in 10 answersSocial Contract TheoryMarxism: named in 7 answersMarxismDaoism: named in 8 answersDaoismBuddhism: named in 8 answersBuddhismRationalism: named in 8 answersRationalismScholasticism: named in 3 answersScholasticismKantian philosophy: named in 4 answersKantian philosophypragmatism: named in 4 answerspragmatismCogito Ergo Sum: named in 4 answersCogito Ergo SumSocratic questioning: named in 3 answersSocratic questioningPlato's Theory of Forms: named in 6 answersPlato's Theory of FormsThe Categorical Imperative: named in 5 answersThe Categorical ImperativeKantian Ethics: named in 3 answersKantian EthicsThe Dialectic (Historical Materialism): named in 5 answersThe Dialectic (Historical Materialism)Aristotle’s virtue ethics: named in 6 answersAristotle’s virtue ethicsHindu philosophical schools: named in 3 answersanalytic philosophy: named in 3 answersanalytic philosophyNyāya: named in 2 answersNyāyaQuestion your assumptions: named in 1 answersMind-body dualism: named in 3 answersMind-body dualismmethodical doubt: named in 2 answersmethodical doubtPhenomenology: named in 3 answersPhenomenologyCBT: named in 2 answersCBT
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Named alongside in Philosophy & EthicsBrands named in the same answers as Utilitarianism in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Stoicism: named in 10 answersStoicismExistentialism: named in 12 answersExistentialismPlatonism: named in 6 answersUtilitarianism: named in 13 answersUtilitarianismEmpiricism: named in 11 answersEmpiricismConfucianism: named in 9 answersConfucianismAristotelianism: named in 6 answersAristotelianismSocial Contract Theory: named in 10 answersSocial Contract TheoryMarxism: named in 7 answersMarxismDaoism: named in 8 answersDaoismBuddhism: named in 8 answersBuddhismRationalism: named in 8 answersRationalismScholasticism: named in 3 answersKantian philosophy: named in 4 answersKantian philosophypragmatism: named in 4 answerspragmatismCogito Ergo Sum: named in 4 answersSocratic questioning: named in 3 answersPlato's Theory of Forms: named in 6 answersThe Categorical Imperative: named in 5 answersKantian Ethics: named in 3 answersKantian EthicsThe Dialectic (Historical Materialism): named in 5 answersAristotle’s virtue ethics: named in 6 answersAristotle’s virtue ethicsHindu philosophical schools: named in 3 answersanalytic philosophy: named in 3 answersanalytic philosophyNyāya: named in 2 answersNyāyaQuestion your assumptions: named in 1 answersMind-body dualism: named in 3 answersMind-body dualismmethodical doubt: named in 2 answersPhenomenology: named in 3 answersPhenomenologyCBT: named in 2 answersCBT
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  1. 110Existentialism
  2. 210Social Contract Theory
  3. 39Empiricism
  4. 48Stoicism
  5. 57Confucianism
  6. 66Aristotle’s virtue ethics
  7. 76Buddhism
  8. 86Daoism
  9. 96Rationalism
  10. 106Plato's Theory of Forms
  11. 115Marxism
  12. 125The Categorical Imperative
  13. 135The Dialectic (Historical Materialism)
  14. 144Aristotelianism
  15. 154Cogito Ergo Sum
  16. 164Platonism
  17. 174The “death of God”
  18. 183analytic philosophy
  19. 193Buddhism's Four Noble Truths
  20. 203Descartes’ cogito ergo sum
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BrandAnswers naming the brandNamed alongside
Stoicism10Existentialism (9), Confucianism (8), Utilitarianism (8)
Existentialism12Utilitarianism (10), Empiricism (9), Stoicism (9)
Platonism6Aristotelianism (6), Confucianism (6), Buddhism (6)
Utilitarianism13Existentialism (10), Social Contract Theory (10), Empiricism (9)
Empiricism11Existentialism (9), Utilitarianism (9), Confucianism (8)
Confucianism9Existentialism (8), Buddhism (8), Empiricism (8)
Aristotelianism6Confucianism (6), Buddhism (6), Platonism (6)
Social Contract Theory10Utilitarianism (10), Existentialism (7), Empiricism (6)
Marxism7Stoicism (7), Aristotelianism (6), Confucianism (6)
Daoism8Confucianism (8), Buddhism (8), Empiricism (8)
Buddhism8Confucianism (8), Empiricism (8), Daoism (8)
Rationalism8Empiricism (8), Aristotelianism (6), Confucianism (6)
Scholasticism3Aristotelianism (3), Confucianism (3), Existentialism (3)
Kantian philosophy4Aristotelianism (4), Confucianism (4), Buddhism (4)
pragmatism4Aristotelianism (4), Confucianism (4), Existentialism (4)
Cogito Ergo Sum4Existentialism (4), Utilitarianism (4), Social Contract Theory (4)
Socratic questioning3Mind-body dualism (3), Existentialism (3), Utilitarianism (3)
Plato's Theory of Forms6Utilitarianism (6), Social Contract Theory (6), Empiricism (5)
The Categorical Imperative5Utilitarianism (5), Social Contract Theory (5), Existentialism (4)
Kantian Ethics3Existentialism (3), Utilitarianism (3), Social Contract Theory (3)
The Dialectic (Historical Materialism)5Utilitarianism (5), Social Contract Theory (5), Plato's Theory of Forms (4)
Aristotle’s virtue ethics6Utilitarianism (6), Empiricism (5), Social Contract Theory (5)
Hindu philosophical schools3Aristotelianism (3), Confucianism (3), Buddhism (3)
analytic philosophy3Aristotelianism (3), Confucianism (3), Existentialism (3)
Nyāya2Aristotelianism (2), Confucianism (2), Hindu philosophical schools (2)
Question your assumptions1Confucianism (1), Existentialism (1), Cogito Ergo Sum (1)
Mind-body dualism3Existentialism (3), Socratic questioning (3), Utilitarianism (3)
methodical doubt2Confucianism (2), Existentialism (2), Cogito Ergo Sum (2)
Phenomenology3Aristotelianism (3), Confucianism (3), Buddhism (3)
CBT2Aristotelianism (2), Confucianism (2), Existentialism (2)

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2en.wikipedia.orgreference2
3aru.ac.uk2
4medium.comportal2
5qz.com2
6academicinfluence.com1
7bscholarly.com1
8hipsychology.com1
9historysnob.com1
10libraryofphilosophy.com1

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