The Problem of Wolverine in a Committedly Utilitarian Society, or, Those Who Walk Away From Westchester
@jenphalian @LionessElise Le Guin's Those Who Walk Away From Omelas is a critique of society in general and utilitarianism in particular…
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@jenphalian@LionessElise …where in a thought experiment a single child is held in abject misery that results in everyone else being happy. -
@jenphalian@LionessElise the eponymous ones who walk away apparently have some dissatisfaction with this arrangement. - 2 more replies
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