8.7 The Cluelessness Objection

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. The original text contained 18 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: March 8th, 2023 Source: https://utilitarianism.net/objections-to-utilitarianism/cluelessness --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.