Seems to me that you have it exactly backwards? Everyone agrees that the ends usually justify the means—e.g., it’s a good idea to go grocery shopping because this results in getting food. “Are there exceptions?” is exactly the claim that naive consequentialists are getting wrong.
Seems to me that you have it exactly backwards? Everyone agrees that the ends usually justify the means—e.g., it’s a good idea to go grocery shopping because this results in getting food. “Are there exceptions?” is exactly the claim that naive consequentialists are getting wrong.