The case of the "death-bed promise" shows that
A) utilitarianism may lead to conclusions that conflict with our ordinary ideas of right and wrong.
B) keeping your promises never maximizes happiness.
C) it was wrong to have made the promise in the first place.
D) utilitarianism reduces effectively to egoism in practice.
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
From the wax illustration, Descartes concludes:
a. the senses do not yield reliable knowledge b. the wax is the same wax before and after being heated c. reliable knowledge can only come from reason d. all of the above
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A. analytical definition B. definition by synonym C. definition by example
How does Beauchamp explain “diversity policy”?
What will be an ideal response?