tog comments on What level of compassion do you consider normal, expected, mandatory etc. ? - Less Wrong Discussion
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Some people offer arguments - eg http://philpapers.org/archive/SINTEA-3.pdf - and for some people it's a basic belief or value not based on argument.
Did you edit your original comment? When i first read it, I thought it was saying the opposite of what it now seems to say... I actually agree with it now - should is not universal, it depends on your goals.
P.S That paper you provide actually argues hedonism, not utlilitarianism :).
Not that I recall