Ah, I was equating preference utilitarianism with utilitarianism.
I still think that calling yourself a utilitarian can be dangerous if only because it instantly calls to mind a list of stock objects (in some interlocutors) that just don’t apply given EY’s metaethics. It may be worth sticking to the terminology despite the cost though.
Ah, I was equating preference utilitarianism with utilitarianism.
I still think that calling yourself a utilitarian can be dangerous if only because it instantly calls to mind a list of stock objects (in some interlocutors) that just don’t apply given EY’s metaethics. It may be worth sticking to the terminology despite the cost though.