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If the “utility score” was an overall rating for quality of life, it might change your view? Whether I assign a numerical or qualitative value is (arguably) arb
by JoBrad 5y ago
If the “utility score” was an overall rating for quality of life, it might change your view? Whether I assign a numerical or qualitative value is (arguably) arbitrary: as a parent, I’m still calculating which actions I should take based on some scoring mechanism.
- coldtea 5y ago>as a parent, I’m still calculating which actions I should take based on some scoring mechanism. The key is that you do it: it's not imposed upon you in the form of a normalized/universal scoring rule.
- GavinMcG 5y agoWhich the article doesn't argue against. Instead, it assumes for the sake of argument that you've made a utility calculation whereby favoring the disabled son is the worse choice.