Evolution, Utilitarianism, and Normative Uncertainty
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چکیده
It has been argued that evolutionary considerations favour utilitarianism by selectively debunking its competitors. However, also seem to undermine the practical significance of utilitarianism, since commonsense beliefs about well-being like prime candidates for debunking. We argue is not undermined in this way if we understand requirements rationality as sensitive normative uncertainty. consider view rational decision-making under uncertainty requires maximizing expected choice-worthiness, well possibility different theories’ choice-worthiness rankings are all interval-scale measurable or intertheoretically comparable. Finally, suggest how may increase even belief debunked considerations, so long competing theories an greater extent.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ethics & Social Philosophy
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1559-3061']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26556/jesp.v22i3.1266