I had this sneaking suspicion that I would hate myself. Like I would disdain myself. Well yeah, but that's you. The variance is just that it's me. You're a huge pain in the ass, but I'm like fun loving and kind of cheerful and plucky. Would you jerk yourself off? I mean that depends on the phenomenology of the world. Some people have bothered to tell me like you just now. It's weird because I think I have pretty healthy self esteem. But I think we have more important things to talk about.
David and Tamler take a break from complaining about psychological studies that measure utilitarianism to complain about the moral theory itself. We talk about one of the most famous critiques of utilitarian theories from Bernard Williams. Does utilitarianism annihilate our integrity--our unity--as people? Would trying to maximize well-being fracture our identities, and swallow up our projects, motivations, and moral convictions--the same convictions that make utilitarianism seem appealing in the first place? Is it ultimately self-defeating as a moral theory?
Plus, we talk about the adventures of Tamler's based step-mom Christina Hoff Sommers' at Lewis and Clark law school. Will David stay woke?
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