utility
- Subj. Area:
- I Ethics, Philosophy, Theology
- Ger:
- Nutzen
- Fr:
- utilité
- SN:
- In the first instance, undefined ability of goods to satisfy the needs of an individual; utility refers to the quality as well as the degree of need satisfaction (based on Brockhaus-20); use 'utilitarianism' for consequentialist ethics that makes ethical evaluations of actions or consequences of actions on the basis of their utility
- UF:
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benefits
- RT:
-
risk assessment
utilitarianism
- Conc:
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B: -
E: -
I: -
M: -
