greatest happiness principle


noun
  1. 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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How to use greatest happiness principle in a sentence

  • Brougham needs a dose of jalap instead of pap, for he cannot even spell the 'greatest happiness principle' properly.

  • Your Greatest-Happiness Principle seems to me fast becoming a rather unhappy one.

    Past and Present | Thomas Carlyle
  • His Greatest-Happiness Principle fast becoming a rather unhappy one.

    Past and Present | Thomas Carlyle
  • He accepts the 'greatest happiness principle' as applicable to the social problem.

  • The greatest happiness principle is the one and supreme principle of conduct.

    Liberalism | L. T. Hobhouse