Utility monster problem: One being's pleasure justifies others' suffering
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Utility monster problem: One being's pleasure justifies others' suffering
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism maximizes happiness for the greatest number
Immanuel Kant
Kant separates duty from inclination to determine moral worth
Moral nihilism
Moral nihilism asserts that nothing is morally right or wrong
A Theory of Justice
Nozick's entitlement theory argues against Rawls — redistribution violates individual rights
Emmanuel Levinas
Levinas argues that ethics precedes knowledge
Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
Nietzsche developed his philosophy in the late 19th century
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