I don’t know if there’s a name for it. In general, consequentialism is over the entire timeline.
Yes, that makes the most sense.
It seems likely that your post is due to a misunderstanding of my post, so let me clarify. I was not suggesting killing Alice to make way for Bob.
No no, I understand that you’re not talking about killing people off and replacing them, I was just trying (unsuccessfully) to give the most clearest example I could.
And I agree with your consequentialist analysis of indifference between the creation of Alice and Bob if they have the same utility … unless “playing god events” have negative utility.
Yes, that makes the most sense.
No no, I understand that you’re not talking about killing people off and replacing them, I was just trying (unsuccessfully) to give the most clearest example I could.
And I agree with your consequentialist analysis of indifference between the creation of Alice and Bob if they have the same utility … unless “playing god events” have negative utility.