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Teleological vs Utilitarianism - What's the difference?

teleological | utilitarianism |

As an adjective teleological

is of or pertaining to teleology; showing evidence of design or purpose.

As a noun utilitarianism is

a system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.

teleological

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to teleology; showing evidence of design or purpose.
  • *1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.19:
  • *:It will be seen that this doctrine is optimistic and teleological : the universe and everything in it is developing towards something continually better than what went before.

    • Derived terms

    *teleologically *teleological argument

    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