Utilitarianism Can Best Be Characterized By

question 22

Multiple Choice

Utilitarianism can best be characterized by:

• A) the consultation of an outside source, such as a book or person, for guidance.
• B) the belief that the moral rules should be determined by persons who have a "veil of ignorance" about their place or station in society.
• C) the belief that a person must decide what course of action is proper based on that person's own set of beliefs or feelings.
• D) determining which course of action produces the greatest amount of good for society.
• E) a set of universal rules based on reasoning which must be applied in all situations and are characterized by reversibility.