• machiabelly [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Consequentialism baybeeeeeee

    This exact hypothetical is taught in ethics classes. You being a nice SS guard at a camp will reduce the most harm/provide the most utility. Watcha gunna do?

    • FunkyStuff [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      That’s not even that good of a hypothetical, obviously you’d do better as an SS guard if you take the matt pill and kill yourself and everyone around you.

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      You being a nice SS guard at a camp will reduce the most harm/provide the most utility.

      I wonder how liberals would respond if you extrapolated this out to conclude that Vietnam conscripts fragging their commanding officers are Consequentialists.