The word “utilitarian” is already terrible (everything past the first four letters is a jumble of suffix); even if “utilitarianist” were a real word, it would be better not to use it.
I wonder how hard it would be to convince everyone (or at least a substantial minority of everyone) to switch to “utilist” or something equally concise.
I wonder how hard it would be to convince everyone (or at least a substantial minority of everyone) to switch to “utilist” or something equally concise.
I’d prefer to switch everyone to abandoning “utilitarian” entirely as a ridiculous (and abhorrent) value system that doesn’t deserve the privilege it seems to be granted by frequent reference.
The word “utilitarian” is already terrible (everything past the first four letters is a jumble of suffix); even if “utilitarianist” were a real word, it would be better not to use it.
I wonder how hard it would be to convince everyone (or at least a substantial minority of everyone) to switch to “utilist” or something equally concise.
I’d prefer to switch everyone to abandoning “utilitarian” entirely as a ridiculous (and abhorrent) value system that doesn’t deserve the privilege it seems to be granted by frequent reference.