In considering public policy about punishment,a utilitarian would argue that punishment is justified if ______.
A) the pain and suffering to those who are punished is outweighed by the benefits of punishment
B) those benefits cannot be achieved with less suffering
C) those benefits cannot be achieved at a lower cost to those who are being punished
D) all of these
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Q17: Two early consequentialist or utilitarian theorists were
Q18: Consequentialist theorists are also known as _.
A)egoists
B)utilitarians
C)pluralists
D)moralists
Q19: The theory of hedonism contends that _.
A)the
Q20: Mill argued _ that the only ultimate
Q21: According to critics of utilitarian or consequentialist
Q23: _ would argue that their actions can
Q24: A _ that requires us to subordinate
Q25: Critics of consequentialism or utilitarianism argue that
Q26: John Stuart Mill argued that ethical questions
Q27: _ is generally linked to a particular
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