the philosophy of utilitarianism as first expounded by Jeremy Bentham in terms of an action being good that has a greater tendency to augment the happiness of the community than to diminish it
Derived forms
Benthamite (ˈBenthaˌmite)
noun, adjective
Benthamism in American English
(ˈbɛnθəmˌɪzəm)
noun
the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham, which holds that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the ultimate goal of society and of the individual