Utilitarianism is the reason why I voted for Trump: his policies help people even he has divisive and non-virtuous behavior.
Utilitarianism, if applied with rationality, impartiality, and integrity, is a powerful moral philosophy.
This @nytimes opinion piece by @LindaHirshman1is, which shows none of these virtues, is the kind of thing that gives utilitarianism a bad name.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/opinion/tara-reade-joe-biden-vote.html …pic.twitter.com/sm3fZTeOyC
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I think that's true for half of his voters.
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Her moral reasoning is unreasonable and her logical argument is very weak. Why would electing Biden improve the court system? For example, Trump is very much disliked but his 2 Supreme Court picks were both great and some of that best judges on the court right now.
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I'm not really convinced that it's possible to apply it impartially. Otherwise I agree that it's a powerful moral philosophy.
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That’s pragmatism more like it..
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Utilitarianism is a great tool. But it does not substitute a moral constitution. It's an empty shell without a soul to fill it
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From the picture alone, I see bad writing, but no clear signs of lacking virtue. Just a sloppy utilitarian argument. Seems like you’re saying no one who would still want Biden is really being impartial, which to me ignores the subjectivity in assigning moral weights to outcomes.
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How can you “apply it with rationality” when there is no objective way of quantifying / comparing what is “good”.
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