Tiiba comments on What's in a name? That which we call a rationalist… - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Tiiba 25 April 2009 02:51:08AM -2 points [-]

I would suggest "utilitarian", but it seems to me that people here use this to mean something else. Does anyone care to explain the distinction?

Comment author: outlawpoet 25 April 2009 03:00:04AM *  4 points [-]

Utilitarianism is an ethical theory, put forth by John Stuart Mill. It's distinct from confusingly similar technical terms like expected utility, and is definitely not a unanimous ethical position around here.