joaolkf comments on Does utilitarianism "require" extreme self sacrifice? If not why do people commonly say it does? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: joaolkf 10 December 2014 03:32:33PM 2 points [-]

It's not just people in general that feel that way, but also some moral philosophers. Here are two related link about the demandingness objection to utilitarianism:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demandingness_objection

http://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2014/11/why-i-am-not-a-utilitarian/