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Six example sentences with utilitarian, each labelled with its topic.
A strict utilitarian will defend a policy that leaves most people much better off even when a few fare worse.
Philosophy
As a utilitarian, she judged the bridge project by how many commuter hours it saved, not by whom it displeased.
Economics
The reformer argued like a utilitarian, counting hospital beds gained rather than asking whether the levy offended anyone's principles.
Politics
A utilitarian on the bench would ask which sentence prevents the most future harm, not which one fits the crime.
Law
The committee's one utilitarian argued for giving the scarce vaccine to whoever would spread the disease furthest.
Medicine
A utilitarian judges the dam by the total benefit to everyone downstream, weighed against the villages the reservoir covers.
Environment
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