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utilitarianism meaning in Kannada

ಉಪಯುಕ್ತತಾವಾದ upayuktatāvāda

utilitarianism in Kannada: ಉಪಯುಕ್ತತಾವಾದ (upayuktatāvāda). In English, utilitarianism means a system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.

Kannada words for utilitarianism

the theory of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people"
ಉಪಯುಕ್ತತಾವಾದ upayuktatāvāda

English meaning of utilitarianism

  1. noun A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun Practicality, functionality, as opposed to e.g. aesthetics.

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Questions about utilitarianism in Kannada

What is the meaning of utilitarianism in Kannada?
Utilitarianism in Kannada is ಉಪಯುಕ್ತತಾವಾದ (upayuktatāvāda).
utilitarianism ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Utilitarianism: ಉಪಯುಕ್ತತಾವಾದ (upayuktatāvāda).
What does utilitarianism mean in English?
Utilitarianism means a system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.

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