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killing = taking away life

Poll: Is there merit in a utilitarian approach to killing? Is a short life better than none? Infants acquire (most, a large portion, very little) of their worth by virtue of their arduous production proce
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killing = taking away life
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April 17, 2014 at 8:37 pm (This post was last modified: April 17, 2014 at 8:39 pm by Coffee Jesus.)
(April 17, 2014 at 8:17 pm)paulpablo Wrote: What is the utilitarian approach to killing?

Wikipedia - Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism is a theory in normative ethics holding that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes utility, usually defined as maximizing happiness and reducing suffering.

Since life is a source of happiness, preserving it (or creating it) is generally aligned with utilitarian ethics. Read the opening post.
(April 17, 2014 at 8:12 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
Quote:By this same reasoning, giving life is good if that life will be a good life,


I take it you never saw "The City on the Edge of Forever?" From the original Star Trek?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_on...of_Forever

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killing = taking away life - by Coffee Jesus - April 17, 2014 at 12:45 pm
RE: killing = taking away life - by bennyboy - April 17, 2014 at 5:32 pm
RE: killing = taking away life - by Coffee Jesus - April 17, 2014 at 5:39 pm
RE: killing = taking away life - by Napoléon - April 17, 2014 at 7:11 pm
RE: killing = taking away life - by Coffee Jesus - April 17, 2014 at 7:49 pm
RE: killing = taking away life - by Minimalist - April 17, 2014 at 8:12 pm
RE: killing = taking away life - by paulpablo - April 17, 2014 at 8:17 pm
RE: killing = taking away life - by Coffee Jesus - April 17, 2014 at 8:37 pm
RE: killing = taking away life - by orogenicman - April 17, 2014 at 8:21 pm

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