The Problem with Taking Fine-Tuning Too Far Is That

question 18

Multiple Choice

The problem with taking fine-tuning too far is that

• A) it begins to turn rule utilitarianism into simply a complicated version of act utilitarianism.
• B) following a fine-tuned rule usually brings about less overall utility than a rule that is not fine-tuned.
• C) fine-tuning is immoral.
• D) it can bring rules into conflict.

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Definitions:

Hypnagogic Sensations

Experiences that occur at the onset of sleep, characterized by vivid sensory phenomena such as seeing shapes, hearing noises, or feeling as if falling.

Sleep Spindles

Sudden bursts of oscillatory brain activity visible on an EEG that occur during stage 2 of NREM sleep, associated with memory consolidation and synaptic plasticity.

Delta Waves

Slow brain waves observed in the deepest stages of sleep, associated with healing and regeneration.

Sleep Spindles

Sudden bursts of oscillatory brain activity visible on an EEG that occur during stage 2 of sleep, associated with learning, memory consolidation, and synaptic plasticity.