Which of the Following Is an Example of Utilitarianism

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of utilitarianism?

• A) Throwing an elderly person from a life raft with too much weight to continue floating in order to save the lives of 15 others.
• B) Denying hip replacement surgery to an 83-year-old patient because the facilities and physicians are needed for preserving the life of a 35-year-old scientist whose research focuses on a cure for Alzheimer's.
• C) Neither a nor b
• D) Both a and b

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The state or condition of yielding a financial profit or gain.

Advertising

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Media

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