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Cannot assign a quantitative measure
to all pleasures and pains. |
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Does not address the issue of some
pleasures and pains that cannot or should
not be measured—such as human life or human suffering. Remember
the example
of the Ford Pinto described in Section One? |
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Suggests the ends justify the means.
Would lying or cheating be considered
ethical if the end result is positive? |
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Emphasizes the amount of pain an
action causes—not to whom. What if the harm is to your mother rather
than a stranger? |
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Assumes outcomes always can be determined
before an action is taken—yet,
often, outcomes are unpredictable. |
