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utilitarianism meaning in Malayalam

പ്രയോജനവാദം prayōjanavādaṁ

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

Malayalam words for utilitarianism

the theory of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people"
പ്രയോജനവാദം prayōjanavādaṁ

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.

Full definition of utilitarianism

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Questions about utilitarianism in Malayalam

What is the meaning of utilitarianism in Malayalam?
Utilitarianism in Malayalam is പ്രയോജനവാദം (prayōjanavādaṁ).
utilitarianism എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Utilitarianism: പ്രയോജനവാദം (prayōjanavādaṁ).
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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