As someone who has doubts about track record arguments for utilitarianism, I want to go on the record as saying I think that cuts both ways – that I don’t think SBF’s actions are a reason to think utilitarianism is false or bad (nor true or good).
Like, in order to evaluate a person’s actions morally we already need a moral theory in place. So the moral theory needs to be grounded in something else (like for example intuitions, human nature and reasoned argument).
As someone who has doubts about track record arguments for utilitarianism, I want to go on the record as saying I think that cuts both ways – that I don’t think SBF’s actions are a reason to think utilitarianism is false or bad (nor true or good).
Like, in order to evaluate a person’s actions morally we already need a moral theory in place. So the moral theory needs to be grounded in something else (like for example intuitions, human nature and reasoned argument).