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Comment author: timtyler 20 February 2011 05:19:23PM *  1 point [-]

"assigning everyone's welfare equal utility" utilitarianism

That is what the dictionary says "utilitarianism" means. See the "summed among all sentient beings" bit.

or "models one's world-state preferences and subjective preferences using a utility function?"

It would be nice if "utilitarianism" meant that - but it usually doesn't.

We have to call that sort of system "utility-based" at the moment. Come the revolution...

Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 22 February 2011 09:11:57AM *  1 point [-]

or "models one's world-state preferences and subjective preferences using a utility function?

Many around here would call that "consequentialism".

Comment author: Dorikka 21 February 2011 02:37:15AM 0 points [-]

Mmkay; I yield to the dictionary.

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