A Utilitarian should care about the outcomes of Utilitarianism..… and yes, as soon as ends justify means, you do get Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, who were all striving for good consequences...…
Which is relevant, as your arguments mostly involve saving lives (a single type of outcome, so making options intuitively comparable).
I’m afraid the ‘rant’ doesn’t add much in terms of content, that I can see.
and yes, as soon as ends justify means, you do get Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, who were all striving for good consequences......
As soon as? That’s a very strong statement.
I don’t think utilitarianism suggests that “the ends justify the means” in the way that you are claiming—a more utilitarian view would be “all of the effects of the means justify the means” i.e. side effects are relevant.
A Utilitarian should care about the outcomes of Utilitarianism..… and yes, as soon as ends justify means, you do get Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, who were all striving for good consequences...… Which is relevant, as your arguments mostly involve saving lives (a single type of outcome, so making options intuitively comparable). I’m afraid the ‘rant’ doesn’t add much in terms of content, that I can see.
As soon as? That’s a very strong statement.
I don’t think utilitarianism suggests that “the ends justify the means” in the way that you are claiming—a more utilitarian view would be “all of the effects of the means justify the means” i.e. side effects are relevant.