The vast majority of philosophers definitely do not favor maximizing the amount of hedonium. Pure hedonistic utilitarianism is a relatively rare minority view. I don’t think we should try to explain how people end up with specific idiosyncratic philosophical views by this kind of high-level analysis…
The vast majority of philosophers definitely do not favor maximizing the amount of hedonium. Pure hedonistic utilitarianism is a relatively rare minority view. I don’t think we should try to explain how people end up with specific idiosyncratic philosophical views by this kind of high-level analysis…