You've read about a soldier who, in the heat of battle, willingly sacrifices his or her life to save the lives of fellow soldiers. How can you best explain such a sacrifice in terms of utility analysis?
a. The soldier makes an interpersonal comparison of utility and decides that the life of the soldier saved is less valuable than his own
b. The soldier makes an interpersonal comparison of utility and decides that the probability of getting killed is less than the probability of not getting killed, but waswrong.
c. The soldier makes an interpersonal comparison of utility and decides that the probability of getting killed is less than the probability of not getting killed, and wasright, but the probability of getting killed was still greater than zero.
d. In the heat of battle, the soldier may place an incredibly high value on saving a comrade's life, even higher than his own.
e. In the heat of battle, a soldier doesn't think rationally.
D
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