Okay sure, but isn’t utilitarianism usually conceived of as “what contributes to the maximum average happiness?” And do most people here conceive of a basis of rationality with an end other than happiness? (I mean, there are ways if you define the end in another way, such as satisfaction, but do many people here do that?)
Utilitarianism originally showed up as what you think, but it has changed rather drastically. See “preference utilitarianism,” for the main change, iirc.
Okay sure, but isn’t utilitarianism usually conceived of as “what contributes to the maximum average happiness?” And do most people here conceive of a basis of rationality with an end other than happiness? (I mean, there are ways if you define the end in another way, such as satisfaction, but do many people here do that?)
I do, and I suspect I’m not the only one.
Utilitarianism originally showed up as what you think, but it has changed rather drastically. See “preference utilitarianism,” for the main change, iirc.
Forgive me if this is totally obvious and not helpful, but have you seen this post?
Oh okay thanks—I just wasn’t here during this site’s early days.