Both in terms of your ideals and in terms of what ends up being your de facto ethics. For me, my ideals are Rule Utilitarian with extreme situations flipping me to situational Utilitarianism, but some unresolved issues from my past mean I end up acting overly Altruistic a lot of the... (edited) read more

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Andrew

1mo

INFP

Virgo

Literary Game Reccomendations

Everybody has their own reasons for loving games but for me it's the time I spend reflecting on a game that makes me truly appreciate it. Im thinking of making detailed posts about specific games here but for now I just wanted to share the games I love and see what other likeminded people have... read more

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Isaac Warren

8mo

INFP

Libra

More Mills

"if it could be doubted that a noble character is always the happier for its nobleness, there can be no doubt that it makes other people happier and the world in general is better because of it, utilitarianism therefore could only attain its end by the general cultivation of nobleness of character."

#anticapitalism

Jessica

INFJ

Sagittarius

Dollars. Bottle Caps. Gold.

"Money" is an agreed upon conceptual value of objects. Things that without this shared perception would, in their raw form, be nearly useless in their utilitarianism.

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Kelly

ENFP

British philosopher Jeremy Bentham, often called the inventor of utilitarianism.

Born in 1748, he was a champion of some causes that were very unpopular in his time. He was an abolitionist, supported equal rights for women, opposed capital punishment as well as corporal punishment (including of children), worked at length on prison reform, supported the right to divorce, and... (edited) read more

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Kurson

INFJ

Aries

Poll: Morality

Which of these concepts resonates with you? Feel free to comment why that is or why it doesn't. 🙂

Deontology: "Live your life as if your every act were to become a universal law" -Kant

Utilitarianism: "It is the greatest happiness of the greatest amount that measures right and wrong"

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