Meaning of negative utilitarian | Babel Free

Definitions

Someone who practices or advocates negative utilitarianism.

Examples

“Although, along with many so-called negative utilitarians, his emphasis is on reducing pain, rather than increasing pleasure.”

“Rather than strive to achieve the best balance of happiness over pain, negative utilitarians argue that we should be concerned with minimising extremes of pain.”

“First, as indicated already, negative utilitarians seek to minimize the sum total of distress.”

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