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utilitarianism vs philosophy

philosophy vs utilitarianism

utilitarianism and philosophy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
utilitarianism Yes No No No
philosophy Yes No No No
As nouns, philosophy is a hypernym of utilitarianism; that is, philosophy is a word with a broader meaning than utilitarianism:
  • utilitarianism: doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
  • philosophy: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Other hypernyms of utilitarianism include doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought.
utilitarianism (noun) philosophy (noun)
doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
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