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abarnes

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According to act utilitarianism, an action is morally right if and only if
 
 

a. it makes the person who does it happy.
  b. everyone prefers that action to any other action.
  c. it maximizes total, net happiness.
  d. it brings only happiness and causes no pain.



Question 2

Which of the following represents a utilitarian belief?
 
 

a. We must always support what most people want, i.e., by majority rule.
  b. We should bring about the most happiness for everyone affected by our actions.
  c. We should concern ourselves only with the immediate results of our actions.
  d. We must always disregard our own happiness when deciding what to do.




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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b




abarnes

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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