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Utilitarianism vs Hedonism - What's the difference?

utilitarianism | hedonism |

As nouns the difference between utilitarianism and hedonism

is that utilitarianism is a system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness while hedonism is the belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.

utilitarianism

English

(wikipedia utilitarianism)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (philosophy) A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.
  • (philosophy) the theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people"; hedonistic universalism.

    • Coordinate terms

    * deontology

    hedonism

    English

    (hedonism)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (ethics) The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.
  • A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.

    • Antonyms

    * asceticism

    Related terms

    * hedonic * hedonics * hedonist * hedonistic * hedonistically

    External links

    * * English words suffixed with -ism