C. McGinn. Absurd Utilitarianism / trans. from Engl. A. V. Nekhaev

C. McGinn. Absurd Utilitarianism / trans. from Engl. A. V. Nekhaev

The essay contains a radical critique of the total act utilitarianism. The consistent implementation principle of aggregate utility maximization suggests that the best world what we can create (with a given amount of resource R) would be a world with countless rat brains in vats converted into so...

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Main Author: A. V. Nekhaev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Omsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education 2024-02-01
Series:Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
Subjects:
utilitarianism
maximization aggregate utility
population ethics
repugnant conclusion
brains in vats
Online Access:https://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2024/%D0%A2.9,%20%E2%84%961%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/85-89%20%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%93%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BD%20%D0%9A..pdf
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