Utilitarianism is an ethical theory, not a metaethical theory.
Utilitarianism with a particular utility function is an ethical theory.
I’m using “utilitarianism” in the standard philosophical sense, not in the LessWrong “uses utility functions” sense. As such, it already has a utility function—the utility functions of everyone that exists.
Utilitarianism is an ethical theory, not a metaethical theory.
Utilitarianism with a particular utility function is an ethical theory.
I’m using “utilitarianism” in the standard philosophical sense, not in the LessWrong “uses utility functions” sense. As such, it already has a utility function—the utility functions of everyone that exists.