Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2006
Abstract
According to Regan, classical utilitarians value individuals in the wrong way: rather than valuing them directly, the utilitarians must value individuals merely as receptacles of what is valuable (i.e. pleasure). I demonstrate that Regan's argument is ineffective. I first show that Regan's argument presupposes a faulty understanding of the nature of hedonism and intrinsic value. I then argue that since pleasures are states of individuals, when a person values a pleasure she thereby values the individual as well.
Repository Citation
Wilson, S.
(2006). Respect of Utilitarianism: A Response to Regan's 'Receptacles of Value' Objection. Proceedings of the Ohio Philosophical Association (3).
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