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Originally Posted by elphenor
whenever someone starts criticizing utilitarianism...more and more prefaces get added and "oh I'm a Rule Utilitarian oh I make an exception for that" and so on
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I think that's true for most moral theories. Like someone might say they're against murder, except if it's war - then it's okay.
Every conceivable context is hard to account for. However, I do think utilitarianism is better equipped than many moral theories considering it's often a little unclear exactly how to achieve the wanted results. It tells you what to aim for, but not how to achieve it.