Utilitarians are still allowed, even encouraged, to notice that “for me to do X increases utility” and “for me to force others to do X increases utility” are not identical propositions.
(although I’d agree that lots of muddled utilitarianish philosophies ignore this distinction and/or assume that others are ignoring it as well)
Utilitarians are still allowed, even encouraged, to notice that “for me to do X increases utility” and “for me to force others to do X increases utility” are not identical propositions.
(although I’d agree that lots of muddled utilitarianish philosophies ignore this distinction and/or assume that others are ignoring it as well)