negative utilitarianism

English

Noun

negative utilitarianism (uncountable)

  1. (ethics) A form of utilitarianism that says we should minimize the total amount of aggregate suffering, or that we should minimize suffering and then, secondarily, maximize the total amount of happiness.
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