C. McGinn. Absurd Utilitarianism / trans. from Engl. A. V. Nekhaev

Abstract

The essay contains a radical critique of the total act utilitarianism. The consistent implementation principle of aggregate utility maximization suggests that the best world what we can create (with a given amount of resource R) would be a world with countless rat brains in vats converted into solid pleasure centers.

Keywords

• utilitarianism
• maximization aggregate utility
• population ethics
• repugnant conclusion
• brains in vats