Could there be a negative utility monster?

Albero October 15, 2020 at 19:18 1800 views 3 comments

One of the main criticisms to hedonistic utilitarianism is the utility monster thought experiment. However, could it be possible to reframe the experiment in a way that also criticizes negative utilitarianism?

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Pfhorrest October 15, 2020 at 19:50 #461583 0 likes

Simple, just suppose there was some super-sensitive “monster” who needs inordinate amounts of care and gentle handling or else it easily suffers immense pain.

Down The Rabbit Hole October 15, 2020 at 21:37 #461604 0 likes

Reply to Albero Reply to Pfhorrest I think the best negative utilitarian utility monster would be a monster that suffers greater than any other being, but they would get much less utility from each unit of a resource than anyone else. I would still say the criticism fails.

Rxspence December 20, 2020 at 18:38 #481599 0 likes

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