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Utilitarianism vs Populism - What's the difference?

utilitarianism | populism |

In philosophy terms the difference between utilitarianism and populism

is that utilitarianism is the theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people"; hedonistic universalism while populism is a political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.

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

    populism

    English

    (wikipedia populism)

    Noun

  • (philosophy) A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.

    • See also

    * populist English words suffixed with -ism