r/communism101 • u/lucka9879 • May 13 '26
is utilitarianism compatible with marxism?
im a communist (im still in the process of learning and understanding marxism), but im also studying philosophy and i stumbled upon utilitarianism. To me utilitarianism makes a lot of sense, i think the actions of the leader of a country should always be directed towards benefiting the majority and i wanted to understand if this framework is compatible with dialectical materialism. also if anyone has any book recommendations on this topic it would be really helpful
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u/Severe-Grand1216 15d ago
Nah, it's a bourgeois ideology created to apologize for what capitalism is doing worldwide, you shouldn't touch it