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A 5 page paper discussing the relationship between utilitarianism and a specific quote from 'Warren Massacre' by Nagel. The line is examined, in detail, and is found to have many qualities that address the issue of utilitarianism. But the line also offers the reader a view into vague associations which possess the possibilities of being associated with other forms of thought as well. It is very much a line which is clearly open to interpretation and opinion. No additional sources cited.
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horribly puts you in a special relation to him, which may have to be defined in terms of other features of your relation to him" (137). This line can be
defined in many different ways and can easily be evaluated in terms of utilitarianism beliefs. The first part of this line, "To treat someone else horribly puts you in a
special relation to him," appears to make light the relationship that exists. While it is true that mistreatment of others does create a unique relationship, it is also evident that
Nagel makes light of the conditions, whatever they may be. The first part of the line is stated in a very unemotional form and as such introduces a picture which
illustrates a vague immoral idea. With the entire quote, "To treat someone else horribly puts you in a special relation to him, which may have to be defined in
terms of other features of your relation to him," puts the issue in an entirely complete light, in relationship to emotional and immoral content. It becomes a cold and crisp
reality, not an emotional consideration. This presents ideas which look at the philosophical components of the subject rather than the specifics. For example, if Nagel had included in this line,
a hint at travesties such as the Holocaust, the reader may well become more concerned with the moral issue which presented itself during the occurrence of said Holocaust. Nagel, by
stating the reality coldly and crisply, insinuates that such horrid realities as the Holocaust are issues under consideration without ever saying so. It is clearly inferred, but in such a
way as to provide the reader with a cold, somewhat detached, view of the realities. Also within this line is a subtle sense of justification that seems to linger
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