According to Utilitarianism, It Does Not Matter How Many People

question 58

True/False

According to utilitarianism, it does not matter how many people suffer a negative effect from an act.​

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

The process by which individuals acquire and evolve their cognitive abilities, including thinking, problem solving, and decision making, across the lifespan.

Formal Operational

refers to the final stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly and logically.

Centration

A cognitive limitation in early childhood, where the focus is on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others.

Preoperational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from ages 2 to 7, where children begin to engage in symbolic play and learn to manipulate symbols but do not yet understand concrete logic.