@jenphalian @LionessElise …where in a thought experiment a single child is held in abject misery that results in everyone else being happy.
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@jenphalian@LionessElise the eponymous ones who walk away apparently have some dissatisfaction with this arrangement.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jenphalian@LionessElise Westchester is the location of Xavier's School, so it's being posited in the place of Omelas.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@chaosprime@LionessElise That's a lotta reference to pack into one tweet. Good work there.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@jenphalian@LionessElise thanks! twitter has taught me a lot about economy of expression to the point of incomprehensibility1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@LionessElise I tend to forget the precise meaning of Utilitarianism (I prefer utilikilts) and I haven't read the LeGuin2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jenphalian@LionessElise you should read the Le Guin, it's just a short story so no big investment and it's terribly influential2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@jenphalian I agree, and would be interested to hear your thoughts on it.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @LionessElise
@LionessElise@jenphalian welp my basic thoughts are that it's a solid reduction to absurdity argument against utilitarianism and pretty…1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @chaosprime
@LionessElise@jenphalian …well demonstrates that a statistical outcomes approach to ethics needs at the very least some complexity and…1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@LionessElise @jenphalian …nuance to be other than a thoroughly rotten foundation.
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@LionessElise@jenphalian on the more general social critique level i gotta respond to the bizarre misreading (by my lights anyway) of it…1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@LionessElise@jenphalian …where it's a feel-good piece for twee liberals because we all fantasize that *we* would have such moral fiber…1 reply 0 retweets 1 like - 5 more replies
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