International Society for Utilitarian Studies-ISUS

For the promotion of debate and research on utilitarianism and its present-day relevance in the fields of legal, political and social reform.

[International Society for Utilitarian Studies-ISUS @UtilStudies]

"It is inconceivable that you would ever see two chimpanzees carrying a log together."

Richard Joyce reviews Michael Tomasello's 'A Natural History of Human Morality' in the latest issue of Utilitas. https://t.co/HNkkiuXxER

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Ben Davies bursts some bubbles in the latest issue of Utilitas.

"The problem in fact comes from a basic tension between respecting reasonable patient preferences and other ways of ranking treatment options. ...a QALY system does not solve the problem..."
https://t.co/AEHYTDA60e

[Peter Singer @PeterSinger]

How far should we expand the circle of moral concern? Animals, yes, but what about plants? Robots? https://t.co/QkrE5PuFZ4

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Under preference-based theories of prudential value, why shouldn't we just modify our own preferences to suit the world? Dale Dorsey tackles this question in the latest issue of Utilitas. https://t.co/kjd7rgfyNX

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Owen King reviews David Sobel's 'From Valuing to Value: A Defense of Subjectivism' in the latest issue of Utilitas https://t.co/STFcnUOoIf

[Aron Vallinder @aronvallinder]

How might global catastrophes affect humanity's long-term trajectory? @SethBaum ponders this important question in BBC's great new series on Deep Civilization by @rifish https://t.co/ibCgql1Ktg

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“Sometimes, agents do the right thing for the right reason. What's the normative significance of this phenomenon?”

Nathaniel Sharadin on consequentialism and moral worth https://t.co/j7YhfYzote

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“Galvão also claims it is wrong to help an animal, even when optimific, if that harms another animal. I argue he is misguided." @eze_pz in the latest issue of Utilitas
https://t.co/axH8A4TQCx

[Peter Singer @PeterSinger]

Who needs more white saviors? My Project Syndicate column is out now:
https://t.co/MUvp5rSUHi

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How can we best formulate a desire-satisfaction theory of prudential value? Joseph van Weelden tackles this question in the latest issue of Utilitas. https://t.co/4WpMjgz5Xp

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

The most intriguing question posed by the show is: Why will the winners have won? From the archive https://t.co/PGQzrfdzpt

[Aron Vallinder @aronvallinder]

Know any promising econ or philosophy undergrads interested in global priorities research? Tell them about our thesis prize! £2000 for each winning entry, submit before July 1st. https://t.co/aAWwRYTVKl

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“...how are we to know if paying taxes is the right thing to do? Perhaps philosophy has some clues?” https://t.co/0VT0cRbasg

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"In 'Making Morality Work', Holly M. Smith...outlines how our cognitive limitations prevent moral theories from being action guiding, and thereby give rise to what she calls the problems of error and uncertainty."

A book review by Simon Rosenqvist.

https://t.co/BvHjbOyTRq

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"If we were required to sacrifice our own interests whenever doing so was best overall, or prohibited from doing so unless it was optimal, then we would be mere sites for the realization of value."

@sethlazar on Moral Status and Agent-Centred Options

https://t.co/NZj56eszJR

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How should we draw the distinction between agent-netural and agent-relative reasons for action? In the latest issue of Utilitas, Jamie Buckland dives into the debate between Skorupski and Broome to provide an answer.

https://t.co/UK1ab36Bpz

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Richard Pettigrew on writing formal philosophy
https://t.co/ndBfFN5gWB

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Norbert Paulo argues that moral psychologist Joshua Greene's arguments don't cast doubt on traditional deontology, but they do shed light on second-order morality.

https://t.co/7b0JrdsmuG

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How should anti-paternalists deal with policies that seem to be simultaneously reasonable and paternalistic?

Viki Møller Lyngby Pedersen on the anti-paternalist project of reconciliation - https://t.co/sxYRnBY3es

[MAP International @MAPCosmopolitan]

Helen De Cruz on how we can make academic philosophy more inclusive, given the cronyist and clubbish nature of social networks in academia, broadly, and in academic philosophy, specifically.

https://t.co/ib27JbDBZF