defend the indefensible: utilitarianism

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I am still a utilitarian

JRN, Thursday, 5 November 2020 18:20 (three years ago) link

Philpapers (though that was 2009) has

Normative ethics: deontology, consequentialism, or virtue ethics?
Other 301 / 931 (32.3%)
Accept or lean toward: deontology 241 / 931 (25.9%)
Accept or lean toward: consequentialism 220 / 931 (23.6%)
Accept or lean toward: virtue ethics 169 / 931 (18.2%)

https://philpapers.org/surveys/results.pl

Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Thursday, 5 November 2020 18:23 (three years ago) link

I'm a consequentialist but not a utilitarian.

neith moon (ledge), Thursday, 5 November 2020 18:28 (three years ago) link

well I'm a moral sceptic really but inasmuch as we still can should be excellent to each other, consequentialism is the only game in town.

neith moon (ledge), Thursday, 5 November 2020 18:32 (three years ago) link

I reject ethical rationalism after Hume

Politically homely (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 5 November 2020 19:02 (three years ago) link


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