Sentence examples for utilitarian views from inspiring English sources

"Social" poets shared utilitarian views of their art: poetry became a tool for changing society, the poet being merely another worker struggling toward a better future.

In his philosophical work, he rejected the nearly mathematical positivism predominant when he was a student and the utilitarian views that morality lay in seeking the greatest good for the greatest number.

He has drawn critical attention for his secular, utilitarian views on bioethics, such as his belief that in some cases, malformed infants should receive euthanasia.

Yet utilitarian views hold that we have a moral duty to maximize happiness, from which it follows that when an act of suicide will produce more happiness than will remaining alive, then that suicide is not only morally permitted, but morally required.

Stick with basic continuity programs to generate repeat business for products and services whose primary customers have utilitarian views.

32 We found opposing libertarian and utilitarian views on food fortification.

Utilitarian perspective views doctors' strike justifiable only under the circumstances where there is evidence of long term benefits to doctors, improvement in service delivery and when those in need of health care will seek the greatest benefit out of the strike [ 3, 13].

There's nothing wrong with a utilitarian view of nature.

David Brooks presents an extremely utilitarian view of higher education ("The Practical University," column, April 5).

Third is an "individual" political culture with a utilitarian view of government and a high tolerance for dirty politics.

It could encourage a more cynical and utilitarian view of why police forces and prisons exist, and what moral standards we should hold them to.