Alexis Stewart, the salty daughter of homemaking goddess Martha Stewart, in a new book, writes that her mother strived for television perfection but was not a perfect parent. If I didn't do something perfectly, I had to do it again, writes Stewart, 46. I grew up with a glue gun pointed at my head. Martha does everything better. You can't win!
utilitarianism. noun. 1  The belief that the value of a thing or an action is determined by its utility. 2  The ethical theory proposed by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill that all action should be directed toward achieving the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.
Utilitarianism, Kantian Ethics, Natural Rights Theories, and Religious Ethics. A âutilitarianâ argument, in the strict sense, is one what alleges that we ought to do. something because it will produce more total happiness than doing anything else would. Act utilitarianism (AU) is the moral theory that holds that the morally right action, the act. that we have a moral duty to do, is the one that will (probably) maximize âutilityâ. (happiness, welfare, well-being). AU is not to be confused with egoism.