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The paradox is a false paradox due to assumption, that Happiness(A+B) = H(A) + H(B) for which I see no good reason.
by lostmsu 6y ago
The paradox is a false paradox due to assumption, that Happiness(A+B) = H(A) + H(B) for which I see no good reason.
- _dps 6y agoIndeed this is all of utilitarianism debunked in a nutshell. Even the concept of aggregate utility is incoherent, because it requires unjustifiable assumptions about intersubjective utility comparisons. It's not surprising that it leads to perverse conclusions if you dial the framework to 11, because it doesn't make much sense even in the small. The only thing aggregate utility does is put a veneer of objectivity over the subjective social preferences of the person doing the supposed aggregate utility calculation (one way you can view this is as a manifestation of Arrow's theorem).