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Utilitarianism and Population Ethics
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RE: Utilitarianism and Population Ethics
April 23, 2016 at 7:30 pm
As a younger man, I was seduced by Jeremy Bentham (shut up, vorlon) and I've never gotten over the notion that the idea of the greatest good for the greatest number is a valuable one, but I'm not sure that it can be implemented practically. I think UM is an insurmountable obstacle to practical utilitarianism.

That being said, I do think that an aggregate of 'greatest good' can be achieved, and suffering kept to a needful minimum, but never eliminated.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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Utilitarianism and Population Ethics

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Utilitarianism and Population Ethics - by Edwardo Piet - April 23, 2016 at 10:34 am
RE: Utilitarianism and Population Ethics - by bennyboy - April 23, 2016 at 10:42 am
RE: Utilitarianism and Population Ethics - by Edwardo Piet - April 23, 2016 at 10:56 am
RE: Utilitarianism and Population Ethics - by bennyboy - April 23, 2016 at 6:10 pm
RE: Utilitarianism and Population Ethics - by bennyboy - April 24, 2016 at 12:56 am
RE: Utilitarianism and Population Ethics - by AFTT47 - April 24, 2016 at 1:36 am
RE: Utilitarianism and Population Ethics - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - April 23, 2016 at 7:30 pm
RE: Utilitarianism and Population Ethics - by robvalue - April 24, 2016 at 1:34 am
RE: Utilitarianism and Population Ethics - by bennyboy - April 24, 2016 at 3:37 am
RE: Utilitarianism and Population Ethics - by robvalue - April 24, 2016 at 3:45 am

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