How’s that a fallacy? The utility function is not up for grabs. If I care more about people I know than about people I don’t know, I may be evil/selfish/whatever, but I’m not (epistemically) wrong just because of that.
Fair enough. Perhaps it’s not technically a “fallacy” though it can easily become so when combined with some other common ideas. But I’m still trying to come up with existing research or common phraseology on these questions.
How’s that a fallacy? The utility function is not up for grabs. If I care more about people I know than about people I don’t know, I may be evil/selfish/whatever, but I’m not (epistemically) wrong just because of that.
Fair enough. Perhaps it’s not technically a “fallacy” though it can easily become so when combined with some other common ideas. But I’m still trying to come up with existing research or common phraseology on these questions.
See this. :-)
Like what?
Utilitarianism is one example. “All men are created equal” is another.