utivism
Utivism is a term used in some fringe discussions to describe a family of theories that center practical usefulness as a criterion for truth, value, and belief justification. The concept has no single authoritative definition, and its meaning varies among authors who employ the term.
The name combines "utility" with the suffix -ism. In practice, utivists differ on scope: some apply the
Across formulations, utivism treats beliefs, artifacts, and policies as evaluable by their observable consequences and usefulness
Historically, utivism emerged in late 20th-century online and small-scale academic contexts, with no consensus on its
Some scholars compare utivism to pragmatism, instrumentalism, or functionalism, while others treat it as a distinct