Then & Now: Philosophy, History & Politics cover image

Rawls A Theory of Justice: Comments, Utilitarianism, Rights

Then & Now: Philosophy, History & Politics

00:00

Utility Terrorism

When the rich person is a joyful, happy, charitable, one could say, give them the sandwich. And they are utility monsters. It's not just they're going to do more good. They take so much joy from everything. So again, utilitarianism seems to justify that you starve certain people for the benefit of the better off,. The younger. And maybe the whiter as we saw during Covid at the beginning. When it comes to choosing who you are going to save as a doctor, you save the one that's most likely to survive.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app