Some Claim That Utilitarianism Demands More Calculation Than We Are

question 8

Multiple Choice

Some claim that utilitarianism demands more calculation than we are capable of. John Stuart Mill responded to this by claiming that

• A) with training, people can learn to make such complicated calculations well.
• B) calculations are often unnecessary because we can usually rely on common wisdom.
• C) this is equally a problem for every moral theory.
• D) this explains why no one has moral knowledge.

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