When a student asks the instructor to define the philosophical stand of utilitarianism, the instructor gives the example of:
1. an army officer sacrificing six paratroopers to save 100 prisoners of war.
2. a priest burning down his church because it was defiled by Satanists.
3. a mother jumping off a cliff with her baby to avoid being captured by Indians.
4. murdering captured enemies because they will not divulge military secrets.
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The sacrifice of six to save 100 is an example of the "greater good." The other options are based on the philosophy of deontology.
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