The OP draws this tension between consequentialism and ethical asymmetry, and mentions the trolley problem in that context. Therefore, the particular consequentialism under discussion is one which does enjoin symmetry; that is, altruism. We are not talking about consequentialism with respect to arbitrary utility functions here.
The OP draws this tension between consequentialism and ethical asymmetry, and mentions the trolley problem in that context. Therefore, the particular consequentialism under discussion is one which does enjoin symmetry; that is, altruism. We are not talking about consequentialism with respect to arbitrary utility functions here.