conchis comments on Average utilitarianism must be correct? - Less Wrong

2 Post author: PhilGoetz 06 April 2009 05:10PM

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Comment author: conchis 08 April 2009 02:38:28AM 1 point [-]

To act consistently, your actions must be such as to maximize the average of something

Yes, but maximizing the average of something implies neither utilitarianism nor indifference to equity, as Phil has claimed it does. I don't see how pointing this out is unfair.