A Conversation for Utilitarianism
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thephilosophizer871 Started conversation Mar 8, 2005
Couldn't one say though that utilitarian actions need to be measured relative to each other.
kill one person to save hundreds
save hundreds
plus, Mill's version usually emphasizes the old quote, "better to be socrates dissatisfied, than a fool satisfied," that they seek the greatest personal enlightenment and fulfillment of the greatest number with a minimization of suffering.(One could also add the side note of 'furthering man as a progressive being'). I would say fair morality mechanism for a large group of people, that is if you look for most moral option. Though I must say the world would be boring without the crazy antics of some poor megalomaniacs who falsely justify their actions with poor philosophic understanding.
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