RE: The greatest glory for the smallest child
April 6, 2013 at 9:52 pm
(This post was last modified: April 6, 2013 at 9:53 pm by Darkstar.)
(April 6, 2013 at 9:30 pm)jstrodel Wrote: I took ethics 8 years ago, that is probably what you are in, either ethics or political philosophy. I know what utilitarianism is, that is why I posted what I did.
"The greatest good for the greatest number" has the same amount of moral authority as "The greatest glory for the smallest child"
Prove me wrong.
If you have no value for human happiness, the both of those statements are indeed equal. If you do, then it should be obvious why one might prefer one to the other.
