The problem of "no intrinsic wrongness" that utilitarianism faces refers to the fact that:
a. All actions are good for a utilitarianism.
b. Actions can't be evaluated as good or bad, only our motivations can.
c. Because the theory can only evaluate the rightness of an action on its outcome, it cannot tell us that somethings are always immoral.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
Ans: c. Because the theory can only evaluate the rightness of an action on its outcome, it cannot tell us that somethings are always immoral.
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