dopaminetract t1_jcg4ogh wrote on March 16, 2023 at 4:17 PM Reply to comment by MordunnDregath in Bentham’s Mugging: A dialogue on how to exploit utilitarians by JohanEGustafsson If a point requires an unrealistic hypothetical, it's important we ask why a realistic one wasn't used, instead. Were there so few practical scenarios to reach for that you were forced to use something impractical? Permalink Parent 5
dopaminetract t1_jcg4ogh wrote
Reply to comment by MordunnDregath in Bentham’s Mugging: A dialogue on how to exploit utilitarians by JohanEGustafsson
If a point requires an unrealistic hypothetical, it's important we ask why a realistic one wasn't used, instead. Were there so few practical scenarios to reach for that you were forced to use something impractical?