What would the Utilitarian about the case of breaking a deathbed promise?
a. We are justified in breaking a promise if necessary to promote our self?interest.
b. We are justified in breaking a promise if necessary to promote the happiness of
everyone involved.
c. It is permissible to break a promise only if necessary to uphold a more stringent
moral principle, such as cause no harm.
d. The maxim permitting you to break your promise cannot be universalized, and
hence breaking your promise would be immoral.
ANS: B
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a. Plato b. The Buddha c. Both Plato and the Buddha d. Neither Plato nor the Buddha
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A. Ganesha. B. Kali. C. Saraswati. D. Rama.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.