Utilitarianism Y9

What is the main focus of utilitarianism?

• Intentions

• Outcomes

• Rules

• Emotions

What form of ethics is Utilitarianism?

• Deontology

• Virtue ethics

• Relativism

• Consequentialism

According to Utilitarianism, what does the most ethical choice produce?

• The highest profit

• The least harm for the best people

• The greatest good for the greatest number

• The most pleasure for the most worthy

What is one of the limitations of utilitarianism?

• Lack of moral reasoning

• Inability to consider consequences

• Difficulty in predicting the future

• Inability to account for individual rights

Utilitarianism has trouble accounting for values such as?

• Happiness and pleasure

• Justice and individual rights

• Intentions and motives

• Consequences and outcomes

What is the scenario presented to illustrate the limitations of utilitarianism?

• A person donating organs to save multiple lives

• A person avoiding the hospital

• A person refusing to donate organs

• A person receiving organ transplants

What is the main reason utilitarianism is used to justify military force or war?

• It prioritizes justice

• It considers consequences

• It accounts for individual rights

• It focuses on intentions

What example did Phillipa Foot use in her Utilitarianism thought experiment?

• A criminal in court

• a runaway trolley/train

• A group of people in a falling hot air balloon

• A doctor needing to save a patient's life

Who is considered as the founder of modern utilitarianism?

• Immanuel Kant

• John Locke

• John Stuart Mill

• Jeremy Bentham

What is the 'Hedonic Calculus' in the context of utilitarianism?

• A method for measuring pleasure

• A formula for calculating moral worth

• A tool for predicting future outcomes

• A system for evaluating individual rights