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Utilitarianism vs Rationalism - What's the difference?

utilitarianism | rationalism |

In philosophy terms the difference between utilitarianism and rationalism

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 rationalism is the theory that the basis of knowledge is reason, rather than experience or divine revelation.

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

    rationalism

    English

    (wikipedia rationalism)

    Noun

  • (philosophy) The theory that the basis of knowledge is reason, rather than experience or divine revelation.

    • Synonyms

    * intellectualism

    Antonyms

    * irrationalism * traditionalism

    Derived terms

    * critical rationalism

    Related terms

    * rationalist * rationality

    See also

    * empiricism