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negative utilitarianism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
neg-a-tive u-til-i-tar-i-an-ism
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
9
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of utilitarianism that says we should minimize the total amount of aggregate suffering, or that we should minimize suffering and then, secondarily, maximize the total amount of happiness.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

negative utilitarianisms (plural)

Phrases

negative utilitarian

Frequently Paired Words

negative utilitarian

Questions

What does negative utilitarianism mean?
A form of utilitarianism that says we should minimize the total amount of aggregate suffering, or that we should minimize suffering and then, secondarily, maximize the total amount of happiness.

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