Utilitarianism is unjust
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Have a little read: ... More research for AO2 Harwood's objection number eleven against utilitarianism says that utilitarianism is too secretive, undemocratic, and elitist. There is no mathematical equation to determine how many utils are generated; it seems severely subjective. While one person may say action A generates more utils, another may believe that action B generates more utils. Who is supposed to differentiate between the two actions and decide which action actually generates more utility. This seems similar to the interpersonal comparisons of utility in which each person believes different ideas. A moral system should be able to be deciphered by the average person, but utilitarianism can not be deciphered by anyone, because it is so subjective. How are citizens supposed to follow this moral system if they cannot determine which action is actually the moral action? There are many situations in which it is difficult to tell which action generates the most utility, or
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