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Yes because it produced the opportunity to do good. At the time of publication it couldn't be known whether good would be done or not. You can't make moral jud
by user24 12y ago
Yes because it produced the opportunity to do good. At the time of publication it couldn't be known whether good would be done or not.
You can't make moral judgements from a viewpoint that assumes knowledge of the future.
- tripzilch 12y agoI don't disagree with your point, but: > You can't make moral judgements from a viewpoint that assumes knowledge of the future. Actually, you can. It's one of the main categories of normative ethics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normative_ethics#Normative_ethical_theories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normative_ethics#Normative_eth... "Consequentialism (Teleology) argues that the morality of an action is contingent on the action's outcome or result", this particular category includes one of the most famous theories of ethics, utilitarianism. Your problem with it is valid, however. As far as I've understood from my study of the subject matter, no ethical theory is perfect, not even utilitarianism. Check out the wiki page for the other categories. Personally I like virtue ethics, keeps me on my toes and critical. I wouldn't recommend it though, I'd prefer if the rest of the world was utilitarian :-P cough