He also has trouble not throwing his life away to destroy some dementors for no lasting gain at all.
No one is perfect. I suspect a lot of people would have trouble in that situation, even highly rational people.
I know I probably wouldn’t, but that’s not because I’m being a good utilitarian. Quite the opposite: in fact, I’m too self-centered to do it.
No one is perfect. I suspect a lot of people would have trouble in that situation, even highly rational people.
I know I probably wouldn’t, but that’s not because I’m being a good utilitarian. Quite the opposite: in fact, I’m too self-centered to do it.