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Rule Utilitarianism, Equality, and Justice

John C. Harsanyi

Social Philosophy and Policy 2 (2):115-127 (1985)

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Contractarian ethics and Harsanyi’s two justifications of utilitarianism.Michael Moehler - 2013 - Politics, Philosophy and Economics 12 (1):24-47.details Harsanyi defends utilitarianism by means of an axiomatic proof and by what he calls the 'equiprobability model'. Both justifications of utilitarianism aim to show that utilitarian ethics can be derived from Bayesian rationality and some weak moral constraints on the reasoning of rational agents. I argue that, from the perspective of Bayesian agents, one of these constraints, the impersonality constraint, is not weak at all if its meaning is made precise, and that generally, it even contradicts individual rational agency. Without (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 20 citations
Unauthorized humanitarian intervention.Mark S. Stein - 2004 - Social Philosophy and Policy 21 (1):14-38.details In this essay, I offer a utilitarian perspective on humanitarian intervention. There is no generally accepted precise definition of the term ‘humanitarian intervention’. I will provisionally, and roughly, define humanitarian intervention as the use of force by a state, beyond its own borders, that has as a purpose or an effect the protection of the human rights of noncitizens or the reduction of the suffering of noncitizens. Download Export citation Bookmark 4 citations
Justice, emotions, socially disruptive technologies.Benedetta Giovanola - 2023 - Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 26 (1):104-119.details Most theories of justice rest on the idea that emotions need to be contained or set aside and that rationality serves as the best, if not exclusive, criterion for identifying the principles of a fair distribution. In recent years, however, two important claims have been made. One is that rationality and emotions are not in conflict with one another, but should be conceived of as strictly interconnected; the other is that social justice is not just about distribution, but also – (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 5 citations
Hume on Justice.Rosalind Hursthouse - 2010 - In Charles Pigden (ed.), Hume on Is and Ought. New York: Palgrave-Macmillan. pp. 264.details What motivates the benevolent or charitable agent is regard for another’s good or well-being, but talk about regard for others’ good or well- being is simply talk about benevolence or charity in different terms. Yet Hume clearly holds that the regard for another’s good is a motive to produce benevolent acts that is distinct from a sense of their benevolence. So what is the difference? ‘Well’, one might say, ‘intuitively, rights are very different from wellbeing.’ Yes indeed. And that, I (...) Download Export citation Bookmark

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