tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post8461800734236902906..comments2023-10-29T10:32:36.914-04:00Comments on Philosophy, et cetera: Wronging for UtilitariansRichard Y Chappellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-24619165196589322602015-05-28T12:36:39.917-04:002015-05-28T12:36:39.917-04:00See also my old post on General and Particular Mor...See also my old post on <a href="http://www.philosophyetc.net/2012/11/general-and-particular-moral.html" rel="nofollow">General and Particular Moral Explanations</a>, for related discussion. People often assume that consequentialism's general right-making feature (i.e. maximizing aggregate value) is somehow incompatible with its ascribing significance to particular right- or wrong-making features (e.g. harming Bob). Nobody makes such a mistake when it comes to other views, e.g. claiming that for Rossian deontologists all that matters is "the balance of prima facie duties" and not the particular prima facie duties that you violate.Richard Y Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.com