“And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?”
Judah said to his brothers: what will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? The pragmatic argument from Judah — what's the gain? — is motivated by self-interest but accomplishes a result better than the original plan. The application: even self-interested arguments against an evil can prevent the worst outcome, even if they do not represent the full moral case against it.
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