utilitarianist

plural utilitarianists

1. uncommonOne who subscribes to the philosophy of utilitarianism.

   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

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   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

   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

   Synonyms: utilitarian

comparative more utilitarianist · superlative most utilitarianist

1. uncommonRelating to utilitarianism.

   Synonyms: utilitarian