Problems with utilitarianism
Philosophy 1000 with Kauffman at University of Colorado Boulder
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Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy: With Selections from the Objections and Replies (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)
Riddles of Existence: A Guided Tour of Metaphysics
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Philosophy 1000 041708 Problems with/for Utilitarianism Motive problem Utilitarianism doesn?t give a damn why you did what you did If you happen to save many people but you were shooting for something clearly different you would still be a hero Utilitarianism doesn?t try to produce good people, it produces good actions Calculus Problem You better be good at math to be a Utilitarian It?s not that clear how to do the calculations in some situations Proximity Problem It doesn?t matter how near or far the people are that have preferences according to calculus doesn?t matter that they are your preferences
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Textbook: Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy: With Selections from the Objections and Replies (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)
Riddles of Existence: A Guided Tour of Metaphysics
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Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy: With Selections from the Objections and Replies (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) Riddles of Existence: A Guided Tour of MetaphysicsCreated: 2009-01-21
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