“assigning everyone’s welfare equal utility” utilitarianism
That is what the dictionary says “utilitarianism” means. See the “summed among all sentient beings” bit.
or “models one’s world-state preferences and subjective preferences using a utility function?”
It would be nice if “utilitarianism” meant that—but it usually doesn’t.
We have to call that sort of system “utility-based” at the moment. Come the revolution...
or “models one’s world-state preferences and subjective preferences using a utility function?
Many around here would call that “consequentialism”.
Mmkay; I yield to the dictionary.
That is what the dictionary says “utilitarianism” means. See the “summed among all sentient beings” bit.
It would be nice if “utilitarianism” meant that—but it usually doesn’t.
We have to call that sort of system “utility-based” at the moment. Come the revolution...
Many around here would call that “consequentialism”.
Mmkay; I yield to the dictionary.