Essay on Utilitarianism Concept

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Subject Area:Philosophy

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I would prefer to run over the person on the left, a relative, as opposed to running over five people, this has been explained by the fact that five people will go home blissful but if I saved only my mother or significant other or father as this will just be a joyous occasion at home while five other families will be out there morning and crying wishing I took another choice(Eisenach, et. al, 2018). Secondly, I would still choose to run over the family member on the left as according to Mill what is right or wrong is judged according to the happiness it promotes. If the action fosters happiness, it is considered to be right, but if it causes sorrow, it is supposed to be morally wrong thus, in this case, considering the level of delight that the five families would experience to have their loved ones alive instead of myself is considerably more satisfactory.

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