Fillup_Jay_Phry comments on Ends Don't Justify Means (Among Humans) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Fillup_Jay_Phry 09 December 2008 07:37:00PM 1 point [-]

I believe that rule-utilitarianism was presented to dispose of this very idea. It is also why rule-utilitarianism is right. Using correct utilitarian principles to derive deontic-esque rules of behavior. Rule based thinking maximizes utility better than situational utilitarian calculation.