Katie Is Surprised to Find a Copy of the October

question 56

Multiple Choice

Katie is surprised to find a copy of the October edition of the Punk Rocker's weekly in her mailbox that she has not ordered.A letter with the magazine says that if she does not send the magazine back to the publisher, Spikes Pty Ltd, within 14 days, her inaction will be construed to be acceptance of their offer of a year's subscription to the magazine at $35 a month.Three weeks later Katie realises she has not returned the magazine.What should Katie do next?

• A)Pay the subscription price.
• B)Return the magazine anyway.
• C)Keep the magazine safe, and give it to Spikes if they come to collect it.
• D)Kate can do what she wants with the magazine; it belongs to her.

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Definitions:

Hedonism

A philosophical theory or approach that argues that pleasure and happiness are the primary or most important intrinsic goods and the aim of human life.

Pragmatism

A philosophical approach that assesses the truth of meaning of theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application.

End Result

The final outcome or conclusion of a process or a series of actions.

Rule Utilitarianism

A form of utilitarianism that says an action is right as it conforms to a rule that leads to the greatest good, or that "the rightness or wrongness of a particular action is a function of the correctness of the rule of which it is an instance."