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Utility Monster

Nozick's thought experiment: a being that derives enormously greater utility from any resource sacrifice than others lose, embarrassing utilitarian theory

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Thinkers (1)

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  • Robert Nozick
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    Introduced the utility monster thought experiment in Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974)

Concepts (1)

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  • Super-Beneficiary
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    A being that is superhumanly efficient at deriving well-being from resources; the paper's central analytical category

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