Our community group is debating whether to oppose a development project that would displace 50 families but create 300 jobs in an area that desperately needs them. The meetings are getting heated because everyone agrees we want what's best for the community overall but we can't agree on what that is.
More people experience this than they realize.
Local utilitarian dilemmas expose how difficult it is to weigh competing community needs fairly.
“Where Are You with Utilitarian justice — greatest good?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.