blacktrance comments on Rationality Quotes August 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Azathoth123 05 August 2014 03:27:30AM 5 points [-]

'Deep pragmatism' is Joshua Greene's name for 'utilitarianism'.

And yet he's talking about 'rights', which are a deontological not a utilitarian concept.

Comment author: blacktrance 05 August 2014 08:56:49AM 1 point [-]

Consequentialists can believe in something that can reasonably be called rights.