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Full Idea
There are deep problems for utilitarianism in trying to work out what the ideal population size would be.
Gist of Idea
How can utilitarianism decide the ideal population size?
Source
Jonathan Glover (Introductions to Utilitarianism and its Critics [1990], Pt Four)
Book Ref
'Utilitarianism and Its Critics', ed/tr. Glover,Jonathan [Macmillan 1990], p.121
| 3784 | Duty prohibits some acts, whatever their consequences [Glover] |
| 3786 | Aggression in defence may be beneficial but morally corrupting [Glover] |
| 3785 | You can't separate acts from the people performing them [Glover] |
| 3783 | How can utilitarianism decide the ideal population size? [Glover] |
| 3787 | Rule-utilitarianism is either act-utilitarianism, or not really utilitarian [Glover] |
| 3782 | Satisfaction of desires is not at all the same as achieving happiness [Glover, by PG] |