Utilitarianism
Document Type
Encyclopedia Entry
Publication Date
1985
Editor(s)
Adam Kuper & Jessica Kuper
ISBN
9780710200082
Publisher
Routledge & Kegan Paul
Language
en-US
Abstract
Utilitarianism is the doctrine that decisions should promote good consequences. It is a normative theory, meant to guide conduct and to serve as the basis of sound evaluations. It does not assume that actual decisions or judgements always satisfy that standard.
Recommended Citation
David B. Lyons,
Utilitarianism
,
in
The Social Science Encyclopedia
877
(Adam Kuper & Jessica Kuper ed.,
1985).
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