MacAskill's call for "a movement that will stand up... for all those who are to come," is a fun euphemism for "totalitarian systems that will subjugate vast swaths of humanity for all time! Mwa-ha-ha!"
A timely reminder that consequentialism results in dangerous anti-human outcomes. As you point out, this strain is even more pernicious because the Mephistophelian means are being justified by purely theoretical ends and couched in terms that appeal to people's natural desire to help.
I really like at the end where you show how much better it is to work for the common good than for the "greater good."
Great article, Dr. Robillard!
MacAskill's call for "a movement that will stand up... for all those who are to come," is a fun euphemism for "totalitarian systems that will subjugate vast swaths of humanity for all time! Mwa-ha-ha!"
A timely reminder that consequentialism results in dangerous anti-human outcomes. As you point out, this strain is even more pernicious because the Mephistophelian means are being justified by purely theoretical ends and couched in terms that appeal to people's natural desire to help.
I really like at the end where you show how much better it is to work for the common good than for the "greater good."
Thanks for spreading the light!