I agree with consequentialism and maximizing wellbeing/minimizing suffering but I think these frameworks can be used to justify anything as long as we believe it has some benefit in the long term.
I strongly disagree with this framing as presented. Consequentialism should not be correctly used to justify greater harm (or the allowance of greater harm) to prevent a lesser harm, and if anything naive consequentialism ought to be more restrictive as an ethical philosophy than other common philosophies, not less.
I strongly disagree with this framing as presented. Consequentialism should not be correctly used to justify greater harm (or the allowance of greater harm) to prevent a lesser harm, and if anything naive consequentialism ought to be more restrictive as an ethical philosophy than other common philosophies, not less.