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Utilitarian Impartiality and Contemporary Darwinism
Filozofia, 62 (2007), 1; 14-25. urn:nbn:hr:261:583634
Bracanović, Tomislav

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Bracanović, T. (2007). Utilitarian Impartiality and Contemporary Darwinism. Filozofia, 62. (1), 14-25. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:583634

Bracanović, Tomislav. "Utilitarian Impartiality and Contemporary Darwinism." Filozofia, vol. 62, no. 1, 2007, pp. 14-25. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:583634

Bracanović, Tomislav. "Utilitarian Impartiality and Contemporary Darwinism." Filozofia 62, no. 1 (2007): 14-25. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:583634

Bracanović, T. (2007) 'Utilitarian Impartiality and Contemporary Darwinism', Filozofia, 62(1), pp. 14-25. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:583634 (Accessed 18 February 2025)

Bracanović T. Utilitarian Impartiality and Contemporary Darwinism. Filozofia [Internet]. 2007 [cited 2025 February 18];62(1):14-25. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:583634

T. Bracanović, "Utilitarian Impartiality and Contemporary Darwinism", Filozofia, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 14-25, 2007. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:583634. [Accessed: 18 February 2025]

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Title (english)Utilitarian Impartiality and Contemporary Darwinism
AuthorTomislav Bracanović
Author's institutionInstitute of Philosophy
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philosophy
Abstract (english)
One important component of utilitarian ethical framework is a specific version of the principle of impartiality. The principle claims that one should bring about the greatest possible overall utility or happiness and that our moral and morally relevant actions ought to result from objective and neutral deliberations, with all our personal interests, likes and dislikes left out. Drowing on relevant insights from sociobiology and evolutionary psychology this paper seeks to show that utilitarian principle of impartiality is seriously endangered by two interconnected Darwinian facts: (1) the fact that human biologically formed psychology and motivation mechanisms do not fit well with the principle requiring the indiscriminate promotion of general happiness, and (2) the fact that human beings are individuals with naturally evolved personal desires, projects and ideals, and not merely spare parts of some general utilitarian clockwork of happiness.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review - international
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleFilozofia
Numberingvol. 62, no. 1, pp. 14-25
p-ISSN0046-385X
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:261:583634
Publication2007
Document URLhttp://www.klemens.sav.sk/fiusav/filozofia/?q=en/node/890
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