timtyler comments on A (small) critique of total utilitarianism - Less Wrong
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (237)
Other members of society typically fail to approve of murder, and would apply sanctions to the utilitarian - probably hindering them in their pursuit of total utility. So, in practice, a human being pursuing total utilitarianism would simply not act in this way.