Ethics 10 - Consequentialism

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Suppose that you're a judge who sentences an innocent man to death for a crime he didn't commit. By discouraging terrorism, your act maximizes the total pleasure. Utilitarianism says that you acted rightly.

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Your action mazimizes the total pleasure, so it would be the right thing to do.

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Your action mazimizes the total pleasure, so it would be the right thing to do.

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