@Meaningness Intuitions around "compulsory"/"forbidden" come from conflict between agents. The words seem misleading applied to theories.
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@Meaningness and asking how strongly they should be so pulled before it causes them to overshoot the ethical-philosophically best action.
@Meaningness E.g. "How ethical [pulled toward altruistic] should [according to utilitarianism] I [who am inclined to be egoistic] be?"
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@Meaningness But it seems like considerations are similar for e.g. how much one should follow rules at one's own expense. - 2 more replies
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@Meaningness And the question here makes sense, because utilitarianism advocates more altruism than is typical, but not infinite altruism. -
@Meaningness And in messy practical situations, it can be very unclear what it means to be pulled too far or not far enough toward altruism.
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