Hmm. What's y'alls opinion on consquentialism? :/

https://web.archive.org/web/20161115073538/http://raikoth.net/consequentialism.html

@Angle As an aside, While Scott indeed is a Philosophy major, I suspect a better reference is https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consequentialism/

@Angle It's one of the useful moral lenses to examine a situation from. I think one of its bigger flaws is externalise-measurement (and of course, operationalising "good"). But it's absolutely worth discussing a moral prescription or ethical proscription from its lens, just as a deontological or virtue lens would also be useful.

I find it a touch reductivist for my personal taste as a primary ethical mode though.

@DenubisX I generally agree, but think there are some very important disclaimers to go around, namely "You can't ways estimate the co snsequences of an action." :/

@Angle Exactly so. Which is why it's useful as *one* of the lenses, and the working through is a great exercise.

@Angle However, since doing it "right" includes: Step 1: Presume omniscience. it's uh... difficult to just completely commit to it.

@DenubisX I think it's a little unfair to say that. I'd say step one is "estimate your ability to determine the consequences of your actions." :/