Conclusion
Utilitarianism is animated by a very simple and attractive idea: that what matters ultimately is that people have good lives. This chapter summarizes the main features of version of utilitarianism presented in this book, and explains how it can give plausible answers to the six objections identified in Chapter 2. None of theses objections is obviously fatal. By developing utilitarianism at length and adding some complexity to its structure, we can show that it is worth taking seriously. Given the attractiveness of utilitarianism’s central idea, this may encourage others to contribute to the further development of the utilitarian tradition.
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