Episode 135: Utilitarianism and Moral Identity
Very Bad Wizards
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The Principle of Negative Responsibility
You have valued, you say value the struggle for women's rights. It is part of your cause to fight for equality. Now, through zero fault of your own, you are placed in a situation where what you have to do is treat some women extraordinarily horribly in order that the consequences to most women be better. This was Harvey Weinstein. He had to sexually abuse all those women to raise consciousness and awareness. I think it is critical to understand that this follows directly from the principle of negative responsibility.
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