> from which the supposed egalitarianism stems. The whole premise is that utility monsters don't exist.
Yes, but you took the wrong lesson. Utility Monsters prove that utilitarianism is a bad model for reality.
Utility Monsters prove that utilitarianism is a bad model for reality.
I think it's a pretty big stretch to say that something that doesn't exist proves anything at all.
I've always felt utility monsters were just bad philosophy trying to throw a spanner in the works of a fairer society.
Even before you get into debates between average and total utilitarianism, even for total/maximum utility, utilitarianism is predicated on the idea that all beings are equally considered, from which the supposed egalitarianism stems. The whole premise is that utility monsters don't exist.