greatest happiness principle
the ethical principle that an action is right in so far as it promotes the greatest happiness of the greatest number of those affected: See utilitarianism
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Brougham needs a dose of jalap instead of pap, for he cannot even spell the 'greatest happiness principle' properly.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie StephenYour Greatest-Happiness Principle seems to me fast becoming a rather unhappy one.
Past and Present | Thomas CarlyleHis Greatest-Happiness Principle fast becoming a rather unhappy one.
Past and Present | Thomas CarlyleHe accepts the 'greatest happiness principle' as applicable to the social problem.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenThe greatest happiness principle is the one and supreme principle of conduct.
Liberalism | L. T. Hobhouse
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