Essay V � Mill � Utilitarianism, integrity and the personal point of view

Greg Detre

Monday, 29 May, 2000

Prof. Tasioulas

Titles

Is the �impartiality� utilitarianism requires of agents unreasonably burdensome?

Is it inconsistent with personal integrity?

Does it unacceptably override the personal point of view?

How, if at all, should utilitarians respond to potential conflicts between an agent�s well-being and the maximisation of their community�s welfare?

Introduction

Main

Conclusion

Questions & points

should a moral theory be in line with customary morality?

what are we calculating � are we calculating the utility until eternity (since different paths will collapse down to a single line as different actions and states of affairs ultimately end up as the same state of affairs, e.g. the Earth being swallowed up by the sun, whether or not I murder my grandmother), or are we comparing a pair of states of affairs, or