Under a Strict Utilitarian Approach,it Is Ethical to Force an Individual

question 2

True/False

Under a strict utilitarian approach,it is ethical to force an individual to participate in a painful medical experiment if the purpose of the experiment is to develop a cure that will benefit large numbers of people.

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Definitions:

Universal Instantiation

A logical rule stating that if something is true for everything in a certain category, it is true for each specific member of that category.

Existential Generalization

A logical inference rule that allows for the conclusion that something exists based on the existence of a particular instance.

Quantifier Negation

The act of negating the quantifier in a logical statement, which changes the scope or range of the statement.

Universal Generalization

A conclusion drawn about all things in a certain category, based on observations or evidence from some members of that category.