How might utilitarian reasoning be incompatible with how the people you know deal with moral dilemmas?.
Two major critiques of utilitarian reasoning are that the theory is too complicated for ordinary moral issues and that it can lead to exploitation of individuals, communities, and resources. Address each of these critiques separately along with the following questions:
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- How often do you use factors such as intensity, duration, fruitfulness, etc. to make moral judgments?
- How might utilitarian reasoning be incompatible with how the people you know deal with moral dilemmas?
- Explain why it is or is not fair to use innocent persons as examples in order to deter crime or bring about the greater good?
- What current examples can you give where utilitarian reasoning is used legally to exploit (individuals, communities, OR resources)?
