Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From utilitarian + -ist.
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| most utilitarianist | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more utilitarianist | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
From utilitarian + -ist.
In contrast to the egoist, the utilitarianist defines acceptable behavior as that which maximizes the principle of utility — the greatest good for the greatest number of people.2001, K. Douglas Hoffman, John E. G. Bateson, Essentials of Services Marketing: Concepts, Strategies and Cases:
Like the utilitarianist, the egoist tries to maximise good over evil as an intrinsically good moral end. In difference, he strives only for his greatest pleasure.2007, Christian Bacher, Corporate Codes of Ethics, page 6:
Traditionally he has been considered a consequentalist or a utilitarianist; the famous Taylor–Warrender thesis (Taylor 1938; Warrender 1957) has sought to show that Hobbes's moral philosophy is deontological; […]2012, Juhana Lemetti, Historical Dictionary of Hobbes's Philosophy, page 221:
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| utilitarianists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |