Is utilitarianism undermined by our inability to predict the long-term consequences of our actions? This article explores whether utilitarians can still be guided by near-term expected value even when this is small in comparison to the potential value or disvalue of the unknown long-term consequences.

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March 8th, 2023

https://utilitarianism.net/objections-to-utilitarianism/cluelessness

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