Episode 135: Utilitarianism and Moral Identity
Very Bad Wizards
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The Appeal of Utilitarianism
Williams: The appeal of utilitarianism is that in its place it gives you a decision rule that is very easy to calculate. But in fact, it's a paroch victory in that it sacrifices the very thing that is so deeply valued by... Destroy. And other agents as well. Williams: Even in the Jim case where Williams sides with utilitarianism ultimately, he still thinks there's something deeply wrong about it because it seems like a no brainer.
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