PHI208 Week 2 Quiz

All of the following can make it difficult to calculate an action’s utility EXCEPT the commitment of the person taking the action. According to John Stuart Mill, utilitarianism takes into account the happiness of everyone, and weights everyone’s happiness equally. Suppose a society believes that throwing an innocent boy into a volcano will keep the volcano from erupting—and therefore save hundreds of lives. What variety of utilitarian thought does this action represent? act utilitarianism Allen is a critic of utilitarianism. Of the following sentences, which is LEAST likely to factor into his critique? “There is no such thing as happiness and suffering.” What would not be a utilitarian argument on same-sex couples being allowed to marry? They should be allowed to marry because the freedom to marry the person you choose is a fundamental human right. According to Mill, how can we determine the difference between higher and lower pleasures? By the preference of those who are acquainted with both. Question 7 Which of the following is the BEST example of an action that was morally wrong because the advantages to the majority were outweighed by the suffering of the minority? the use of child labor in factories in the 1800s