Is it really morally right when we act according to Jeremy BenthamĀ“s utilitarianism? Thanks for your answer. I understand that if you apply utilitarianism, those decisions are the right ones. But thinking of it without being a utilitarian, would you still take the same decision or wouldn't you go for the, in the eyes of a utilitarian, wrong moral decision. How would you argue against him?
And I wonder, Bentham says that pleasure and pain are the only two drivers of human nature. However, human nature also involves a mother who has to take care of her children. Isn't it then a contradiction that Bentham stresses the mother to neglect her naturalistic principles in order to maximize the pleasure of society?
And who even says that it would be good if medicine that prevents death is bringing more pleasure. Wouldn't this lead to more and more people exploiting the planet and leading to more hardship to those that are already on the planet?