One of the most distressing problems with Utilitarianism is that it seems to be at odds with traditional notions of justice and human rights. We have seen that Utilitarianism responds to this issue by urging us to dispose of those traditional notions. What would be the implications of such a shift in our fundamental thinking and approach to societal relationships? Is it possible to imagine a scenario where abandoning our traditional notions of justice and human rights would be the morally right action? Where it would be the Utilitarian answer but still wrong? In our search for a guiding principle for both business and society, would a new vision of justice and human rights conceived under the Principle of Utility serve society in the same way as our traditional notions? Why or why not? How?
One of the most distressing problems with Utilitarianism is that it seems to be at odds with traditional notions of justice and human rights. We have seen that Utilitarianism responds to this issue by urging us to dispose of those traditional notions. What would be the implications of such a shift in our fundamental thinking and approach to societal relationships? Is it possible to imagine a scenario where abandoning our traditional notions of justice and human rights would be the morally right action? Where it would be the Utilitarian answer but still wrong? In our search for a guiding principle for both business and society, would a new vision of justice and human rights conceived under the Principle of Utility serve society in the same way as our traditional notions? Why or why not? How?
