We put people in jail or execute them for doing bad things. That’s kind of a binary. If utilitarianism can only justify a spectrum of praiseworthiness-blameworthiness, then it is, insufficient to justify the social practices surrounding ethics. If it can’t justify blameworthiness, then things are even worse.
We put people in jail or execute them for doing bad things. That’s kind of a binary. If utilitarianism can only justify a spectrum of praiseworthiness-blameworthiness, then it is, insufficient to justify the social practices surrounding ethics. If it can’t justify blameworthiness, then things are even worse.