Assessing Utilitarianism Essay Questions

Assessing Utilitarianism
  1. Does utilitarianism entail that it is better to kill an innocent person to save the lives of twenty others? Explain.
  2. State an objection to utilitarianism that you think the rule utilitarian can answer but that the act utilitarian cannot. Explain why this is the case.
  3. Do you find utilitarianism attractive as a moral theory? Explain.
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