PHIL 2260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Act Utilitarianism, Rule Utilitarianism, Consequentialism
18 Dec 2013
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Carl klockars" (1980) uses dirty harry to identify what the police can do and cannot do. Dirty harry problem using the means outside the law to bring them to justice. Morality is outside the law; people who aren"t brought to justice but everyone knows they are guilty; thus, a dirty cop brings them to justice using means outside the law. When criminals are on the streets, anyone would feel morally mad but feelings themselves do not make a moral society. Moral justice is not about legal correctness. You can achieve a good end through bad means. Dirty harry problem using negative means for positive ends. Art utilitarianism goodness or badness/wrongness is based on the consequences on that act: greatest good is for greatest number. Bentham vs. mill: bentham consequences is most important, mill legal rules have consequences is important too.
