What argument would a utilitarian use to explain how the tobacco industry acts as a positive force in society?
What will be an ideal response?
The dominant form of consequentialism is utilitarianism. Utilitarianism judges actions by usefulness, by whether they serve to increase the common good. For utilitarians, the end justifies the means. A utilitarian's views of the tobacco industry as a positive force in society is likely to reinforce that 1) tobacco products have been consumed in the United States since at least the early 1600s; (2) hundreds of thousands of people are involved in the growing, manufacturing, distributing, and selling of tobacco products; and (3) tobacco companies spend about $13 billion annually in advertising and promoting tobacco sales, which benefits the economy.
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