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#138 Classic episode – Sharon Hewitt Rawlette on why pleasure and pain are the only things that intrinsically matter

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Motivational Limits and Utilitarian Ethics

This chapter examines the tension between individual pleasure, personal autonomy, and the frameworks of applied hedonistic utilitarianism, emphasizing the importance of individual responsibility in a cooperative society. Through a thought experiment, it raises ethical questions about the consequences of prioritizing the greater good over individual rights, challenging the foundations of utilitarian philosophy.

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