The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct; utilitarianism; opposed to egoistic or individualistic hedonism.
Origin
Late 19th century.
Definition of universalistic hedonism in US English:
universalistic hedonism
noun
Ethics
The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct; utilitarianism; opposed to egoistic or individualistic hedonism.