Preference utilitarianism isn't like total or average utilitarianism. There can't be a "repugnant conclusion" unless people prefer it.
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Replying to @ProofOfLogic
True. There are people who do prefer the conclusion that has been described as repugnant, though. Me, for instance.
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Replying to @ModelOfTheory @ProofOfLogic
i usually understand "preference utilitarianism" to mean aggregating people's selfish (not total) preferences
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if my all-things-considered preferences are the aggregate of everyone's all-things considered preferences,
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then weird issues with circularity pop up
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Replying to @VesselOfSpirit @ModelOfTheory
Right, I agree that's important. So it's what people selfishly want wrt population ethics.
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Replying to @ProofOfLogic @ModelOfTheory
i think "selfish" means it's about things in your own life. wealth or success or love or whatever
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I'm not sure, but in that case there's still indirect preferences on population. And those would be it.
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