Critics Argue That Utilitarianism Runs Counter to Our Intuitive Notions

question 10

Essay

Critics argue that utilitarianism runs counter to our intuitive notions regarding justice. Do you find this argument convincing? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Positively Correlated

A relationship between two variables where the values of one variable increase as the values of the second variable increase.

Parental Reading

The activity of parents reading to their children, which is beneficial for language acquisition and literacy skills.

Quasi-Experiment

A research design that attempts to establish a cause-and-effect relationship but lacks the random assignment of subjects to experimental and control groups.

Control Group

In experimental research, the group of participants that does not receive the intervention being tested, used as a benchmark to measure the effect of the intervention.