In Response to Those Who Criticize Utilitarianism as a Doctrine

question 9

Multiple Choice

In response to those who criticize utilitarianism as a doctrine fit for swine, Mill distinguishes between __________.

• A) act and rule utilitarianism
• B) pleasure and pain
• C) higher and lower pleasures
• D) the consequences and motives of an action

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Definitions:

Federal Intervention

The involvement or action by a federal government to regulate, manage, or resolve issues within its jurisdiction, often in response to crises or persistent problems.

West

A direction, region, or concept often associated with the western part of a country, continent, or the Western world, characterized by specific cultural, economic, or historical contexts.

Native Americans

Indigenous peoples of the Americas, present before the arrival of European settlers, with distinct cultures, languages, and histories, and who faced displacement and challenges to their way of life due to colonization.

Moral Suasion

The abolitionist strategy that sought to end slavery by persuading both slaveowners and complicit northerners that the institution was evil.