Against the plausibility of utilitarianism

Vol. 32 No. 3 (2022)
Published: 6 December 2022
Utilitarianism, deontology, moral intuitions, suffering, P. Singer, I. Kant
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Andrea Loffi
andrealoffi91@gmail.com
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The aim of this paper is to discuss some highly intuitive thought experiments against the plausibility of utilitarianism in general and the role of suffering in moral reasoning in particular. Accordingly, it will be shown that deontology appears to be a more plausible normative theory. The meta-ethical problem of the role of intuitions in moral reasoning will also be considered.

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Loffi A. Against the plausibility of utilitarianism. Confinia Cephalal [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 6 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];32(3):e2022030. Available from: https://www.confiniacephalalgica.com/site/article/view/14018

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