Major problems with the utilitarian reliance on measurement include:
A) Comparative measures of the values things have for different people cannot be made; we cannot get into each others' skins to measure the pleasure or pain caused.
B) All benefits and costs are possible to measure.
C) The potential benefits and costs of an action cannot always be reliably predicted.
D) All the above
E) A & C

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A) highlights the subjective nature of pleasure and pain, making it difficult to compare across individuals. C) points out the unpredictability in forecasting the outcomes of actions, which challenges utilitarian calculations. B) is incorrect because it contradicts the inherent difficulties in measurement acknowledged in utilitarianism, making E the correct choice.

Major Problems with the Utilitarian Reliance on Measurement Include