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Further criticism to Utilitarianism: I've tinkered with some of the wording, and I took out "However, such a response to this criticism makes the meaning of right and wrong questionable", since i
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:I've tinkered with some of the wording, and I took out "However, such a response to this criticism makes the meaning of right and wrong questionable", since it seems to be editorial commentary. (As a utilitarian I'd propose that U distinguishes best and not-best rather than good or bad, which does indeed make the meaning of right and wrong questionable, but I'm not eminent enough to cite). [[User:Markalexander100|Mark]][[User talk:Markalexander100|<sup>1</sup>]] 05:10, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 
==Omelas==
While published, repeatedly, as fiction, ''The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas'' can also be read as an essay presenting an elaborate hypothetical. The subtitle credits a sentence from [[William James]]; her introductory note also quotes and credits [[Dostoyevsky]]; these may be worth adding. I retain the description, because what confuses Ultramarine may also confuse other readers. [[User:Pmanderson|Septentrionalis]] 15:57, 28 September 2005 (UTC)