Categorizing objections to Utilitarianism

Overemphasizing precedent (0.00 / 0)

Based on your example on voting, it seems that a precedent utilitarian would assume everyone will do exactly what you will do. Precedents aren't that strong. The fact that one person decided not to vote won't make another 10000 agree with him. If you mean to imply everyone else will follow the same logic as you and thus do the same thing, may I point out that the vast majority of them aren't precedent utilitarians, or even utilitarians of any kind?
Also, I'd counter the idea that anything incredibly counterintuitive must be wrong with a few paradoxes. The Monty Hall problem is a good example.

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by: DanielLC @ Wed Jan 16, 2008 at 23:21:30 PM CST