“Utilitarianism is bad because there’s lots of really plausible ways to do things in the world that are super terrible, but, no wait, actually just create lots of net happiness.”
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Then how can you determine what actions utilitarianism would "logically require"?
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Sacrificing one life to save many would be considered "utilitarian" if by this word we mean benefiting the most people. For a deeper analysis, check out the trolley problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem …
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