[ono Reaction Week 2 Rebecca Fineco Postec by [J REBECCA FInoco at Monaay, August 20, 2016 10:47:86 AM Melchert makes a strong argument through the structure of his paper while allowing the reader to interpret the ideas on their wn, There Isa clear understanding of the background of Utilitarianism and its main ‘thinkers Jeremey Bentham and John Stuart Mil Then it goes on to clearly list the popular abjections tothe Classic tltarian beliefs. The quotes fram both ofthe ubitarian’s give the reader an opportunity to think ‘about their own interpratation about the idea before Melchert explains It. For the fst couple pages of the ‘say | couldn't exactly pin point the argument thatthe author was making, but that worked inthe authors ‘avor. The room left or interpretation alow the reader to understand the chilosophy of utlltarianism before Melchert explains the objections to it. The reader is already thinking of objections before Melchert explains them which increases his credibility and ultimately strengthens his argument. | connected very much with ‘the fifth objection that this essay brings up that states that people would have to be good or bad with na in between, | was already thinking ofthis objection when reading the backround information at the beginning. “The argument that the best people are proved by good actions leaves out the individual interpretations of right and wrong. | personally hold the belie’ that people are inherently good but that doesn't mean thet we “aluvays make the right choices, Humans can be seifish and the lines of gaod and bad are rot as black and hit @s Mills makes it out to be. Morals are very incividual, In my economics class we discussed the idea of ‘marginal utility, which explain that the amount of utility we receive From consuming one more unit oF a {good, This amount averages over extremes. So economically right decisions will one nat increase averyone's happiness proportionally but also won't necessanly affect most individual's pleasure from life. If the line between right and wrong was more concreate then the dea of ublitarianism would make a lot more sense. Comments: 1 Comment PIT NCHOLAS Heeeman ea Monday, August 29, 2016 12-4008 FM EDT ‘You mention econamics, ard alt of ulitzrian ideas go! incorporated into economics pretty ezly on. The main onenting idea of econamics, rainy is essentially a sel-orentad version of litartanism