The Utilitarian's Toolkit

Among other updates at utilitarianism.net

Our “objections to utilitarianism” chapter now features a new section on general argumentative tools that can be repurposed to address many common objections. These include:

• Maintaining distance from hypothetical cases

• Accommodating nearby intuitions

• Gobbling up competing values

• Stuffing people into suitcases

• The Pluralist’s Dilemma

• Banging the drums of war, and

• Making winning distinctions

Check out the full details here.

Other recent updates include streamlining the introductory chapter, and refocusing the arguments chapter to better expand upon the veil of ignorance (and its limits), and to introduce ex ante Pareto.

Enjoy!