I’m not a utilitarian, but according to standard utilitarianism (as opposed to LW usage, which usually just means “consequentalism”), if it benefits people to a greater degree than it hurts them, then it is a good action.
Yes, I am asking because my suspicion is that many people who label themselves as utilitarian evaluate a situation like this one using deontology-like rules and not utility calculations and was curious if this is the case.
I’m not a utilitarian, but according to standard utilitarianism (as opposed to LW usage, which usually just means “consequentalism”), if it benefits people to a greater degree than it hurts them, then it is a good action.
Yes, I am asking because my suspicion is that many people who label themselves as utilitarian evaluate a situation like this one using deontology-like rules and not utility calculations and was curious if this is the case.
I’m not a deontologist either. I’m an egoist. I do use utility calculations, but I seek to maximize my own utility, not the world’s.