Word: utilitarian
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...moral ideal which gives a stronger life to the movement. The moral ideal at the basis of socialism is the ideal of society as an organized whole, whose interests are not identical with the mere aggregate of the individual interests. The conflict between this and the other, (the utilitarian ideal) was then outlined and the problem was prepared for further discussion at the next time. The next lecture will deal especially with the conflict between socialism and utilitarianism as moral ideas...
...make little of such purposes, to hold in slight regard in comparison with other things the means by which such purposes are attained the colleges of the country and the great body of college graduated infused with the spirit of respect for the highest cultures a culture irrespective of utilitarian ends...
...representing the best and most liberal culture obtainable. No argument in favor of Greek and its allied theory of a liberal education seems stronger to us than this an argument perfectly abstract in its nature, it is true, and not likely to appeal strongly to the hard sense and utilitarian doctrines of a democratic public, and therefore only to be offered to the narrower public of the college world. That this argument, and arguments like this, or indeed that the more practical and definite arguments from utility and experience that are more often urged in favor of Greek...
...long range shooting. A 200 or 300 yard range is quite long enough for a college organization of raw and new shots, but very many of whom have had any practice at range shooting at all. Besides the club is for the masses, and its purpose should be strictly utilitarian-the greatest good to the greatest number...
...light of modern views and purposes is in the right spirit. When one considers the prevailing tendency of American feelings, it will be seen that the future success of American colleges will depend to a great extent upon the success with which they combine the aesthetic and utilitarian...