However, if utilitarianism is your ethics, the world’s utility is your utility, and the distinction collapses. A utilitarian will never prefer to buy that ice cream.
It’s the old System I (want ice cream!) vs System 2 (want world peace!) friction again.
However, if utilitarianism is your ethics, the world’s utility is your utility, and the distinction collapses. A utilitarian will never prefer to buy that ice cream.
It’s the old System I (want ice cream!) vs System 2 (want world peace!) friction again.