When people say that, they probably don’t intend to mean it as the ultimate goal, but a heuristic. “Maximizing expected moral value computed from a probability distribution among several ethical theories tested against our best available science, reason and rationality” could come pretty close to inclusive theory-wise, but definitely not newcomer-wise.
When people say that, they probably don’t intend to mean it as the ultimate goal, but a heuristic. “Maximizing expected moral value computed from a probability distribution among several ethical theories tested against our best available science, reason and rationality” could come pretty close to inclusive theory-wise, but definitely not newcomer-wise.