I mostly wrote this one from an ecumenical beneficentric perspective, though there are a couple of spots - especially in my responses to the responses - where some full-blooded utilitarian arguments shine through :-)
I basically take the message of beneficentrism to be: "give due weight to Rossian-style reasons of beneficence - they matte…
I mostly wrote this one from an ecumenical beneficentric perspective, though there are a couple of spots - especially in my responses to the responses - where some full-blooded utilitarian arguments shine through :-)
I basically take the message of beneficentrism to be: "give due weight to Rossian-style reasons of beneficence - they matter a lot!" So yeah, I wouldn't necessarily suggest that one needs to *distinguish* these. It's fine for them to coincide!
I agree with your last paragraph (and offer a similar style of argument for longtermism in my starter essay on that topic).
I mostly wrote this one from an ecumenical beneficentric perspective, though there are a couple of spots - especially in my responses to the responses - where some full-blooded utilitarian arguments shine through :-)
I basically take the message of beneficentrism to be: "give due weight to Rossian-style reasons of beneficence - they matter a lot!" So yeah, I wouldn't necessarily suggest that one needs to *distinguish* these. It's fine for them to coincide!
I agree with your last paragraph (and offer a similar style of argument for longtermism in my starter essay on that topic).