Combining Philosophers

Ideas for PG, John von Neumann and J.J.C. Smart

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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

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Negative utilitarianism implies that the world should be destroyed, to avoid future misery [Smart]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 3. Motivation for Altruism

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Any group interested in ethics must surely have a sentiment of generalised benevolence [Smart]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 4. Unfairness

3877	Utilitarianism seems to justify the discreet murder of unhappy people [PG]