Consequentialism is" ¦

a. a belief that people should act to maximize the utility of everyone involved
b. the view that people ought to do whatever is in their self-interests.
c. a theory that people should choose to do that which produces the best overall
consequences.
d. a requirement to do something


C

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Which of the following represents Berkeley's response to the claim that our ideas copy material objects that exist apart from being experienced?

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