Below is a comic and more funny version of Nozik’s “Utility Monster”. It’s one of several thought experiments used by Nozick to critique hedonism as a value and the ethical normative theory of utilitarianism. If utilitarianism is concerned with maximizing utility(benefit, pleasure, happiness), how does this interpretation of Nozick’s “Utility Monster” counter utilitarianism and exposes problems with it?

Comic created by SMBC

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Nozick’s Utility Monster