The "lynching is fun" objection tells us to imagine a town where the lynch mob enjoys hangings so much that it would maximize pleasure to hang you for a crime that you didn't commit. If you were a consistent utilitarian then you'd have to
The "lynching is fun" objection tells us to imagine a town where the lynch mob enjoys hangings so much that it would maximize pleasure to hang you for a crime that you didn't commit. If you were a consistent utilitarian then you'd have to
You have to do this -- but you have to do the other thing too.
The "lynching is fun" objection tells us to imagine a town where the lynch mob enjoys hangings so much that it would maximize pleasure to hang you for a crime that you didn't commit. If you were a consistent utilitarian then you'd have to
You have to do this -- but you have to do the other thing too.
The "lynching is fun" objection tells us to imagine a town where the lynch mob enjoys hangings so much that it would maximize pleasure to hang you for a crime that you didn't commit. If you were a consistent utilitarian then you'd have to
Since almost no one could believe and desire these things, almost no one could be a consistent utilitarianism.