tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post2063210086129918756..comments2024-03-10T15:20:30.552-05:00Comments on stmhumanities: UtilitarianismMrs.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17626503384057111894noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-78010074959592424062017-01-28T23:43:26.720-06:002017-01-28T23:43:26.720-06:00I think Dostoevsky was accurate in saying that hum...I think Dostoevsky was accurate in saying that humans will act against their own self interest just because they want to. Everyone has experienced this. Just because you can't do something, it makes you want to do it more even if you know it will harm you in the end. Whether humans are naturally good or evil, I have no clue, but I do think that the idea of a utopia and world peace are a little far fetched because humans are always going to want to rail against rules to prove their free will. Bailey Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191008022111370240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-47601101369193921472017-01-28T23:20:39.001-06:002017-01-28T23:20:39.001-06:00I think that in authors who oppose utilitarianism ...I think that in authors who oppose utilitarianism like dostoevsky we can see a lot of similarity to the modern conservative movement. This movement is based off of people being able to make their own decisions. In this way, it likely came about as an opposition to the ideas of utilitarianism.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379611037826751017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-90627137324703160532017-01-28T20:57:12.979-06:002017-01-28T20:57:12.979-06:00The idea that the needs of the many outweighs the ...The idea that the needs of the many outweighs the needs of the few is a dangerous one. In utilitarianism, this usually results in the majority living in a utopia. In real life, the minority group must suffer in order to maintain the status quo for the majority. An example of this happening is trumps ban on refugees from Muslim countries. The intent of this ban is to ensure that American are safe from foreign terrorism. When in reality, a more pressing threat is domestic terrorism and gun violence. The only thing that the ban does is ensure that refugees from Muslim countries will be forced to live in potentially life threatening conditions. According to utilitarianism, this is ok, because the majority is safe. We know however, that this is wrong and that the needs of all need to be considered. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10462301238917627735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-37761174146215027902017-01-28T16:30:12.427-06:002017-01-28T16:30:12.427-06:00In Sophmore year we read a story called the Ones w...In Sophmore year we read a story called the Ones who walk away from Omelas. In the story we see everyone living in a fantasy world because of the suffering of this child who nobody pays attention to. On the basis of utilitarianism this is the best situation because everyone else is living in utopia and only one person is suffering. They describe how the child sits in its own filth and the child is referred to as it because of how monstrous the child looks after being neglected for so long. From this I think we can see the problems with Utilitarianism that Dostoevsky points out. Humans simply cannot always be good and put others before themselves like utilitarianism states. Also, even if the majority of people are happy, someone could still be living in utter misery which is not okay. The utilitarianist philosophy has obvious flaws and that's why many people like Dostoevsky criticize it. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801208047460512714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-1749078658016467632017-01-28T16:28:42.610-06:002017-01-28T16:28:42.610-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801208047460512714noreply@blogger.com