I was originally only objecting to the argument that aggregating utility between individuals would be impossible or incoherent
Er, hang on. If this is your objection, I’m not sure that you’ve actually said what’s wrong with said argument. Or do you mean that you were objecting to the applicability of said argument to hedonistic utilitarianism, which is how I read your comments?
To add to my “yes”: I agree with the claim that aggregating utility between individuals seems to be possibly incoherent in the context of preference utilitarianism. Indeed, if we define utility in terms of preferences, I’m even somewhat skeptical of the feasibility of optimizing the utility of a single individual over their lifetime: see this comment.
Er, hang on. If this is your objection, I’m not sure that you’ve actually said what’s wrong with said argument. Or do you mean that you were objecting to the applicability of said argument to hedonistic utilitarianism, which is how I read your comments?
To add to my “yes”: I agree with the claim that aggregating utility between individuals seems to be possibly incoherent in the context of preference utilitarianism. Indeed, if we define utility in terms of preferences, I’m even somewhat skeptical of the feasibility of optimizing the utility of a single individual over their lifetime: see this comment.
Yes.