Utilitarianism Short

Question 1

G.E Moore

Answer 1

Hard to distinguish what is meant by good

Question 2

MacIntyre

Answer 2

Could justify horrendous acts

Question 3

Blackburn

Answer 3

Minority may not be considered In The overall welfare of others

Question 4

Vardy and Grosch

Answer 4

Pregnant ski women

Question 5

J.C. Smart

Answer 5

’ if we are human, kind , benevolent people we want as many, now and in the future to be as happy as possible ‘

Question 6

W.D. Ross

Answer 6

Single factor theorem

Question 7

Mill

Answer 7

’ It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied, better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied ‘

Question 8

Bentham

Answer 8

’ nature has placed humanity under the governance of two sovereign masters , pain and please. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do as well as what we shall do ‘

Question 9

Trotsky

Answer 9

Consequences hard to predict

Question 10

Hare

Answer 10

Weekends of rule. Menace Runs into shop have to tell truth

Question 11

Nina Rosenstand

Answer 11

Hedonic calculus used in hiring process