Meritocracy vs Utilitarianism - What's the difference?
meritocracy | utilitarianism |
Rule by merit, and talent. By extension, now often used to describe a type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.
English words suffixed with -cracy
(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.
As nouns the difference between meritocracy and utilitarianism
is that meritocracy is rule by merit, and talent. By extension, now often used to describe a type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition while utilitarianism is a system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.meritocracy
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(wikipedia meritocracy)Noun
(meritocracies)Usage notes
Though widely used as a term of praise,Meritocracy's Lab Rat, by Timothy Noah the term was original coined as a satire, and a critique of awarding educational achievement.