In 1997 a project team for Cosco,the world's largest children's products company,developed a high chair that could be used as an infant feeding seat,a youth chair,a play chair,a booster chair,and it could be reclined to make an infant bed.Its design could be made and sold for $49.Cosco rushed the chair into production before it was properly safety tested to beat its competition and then when some children were injured as a result of this chair Cosco denied culpability by saying that only a few consumers had had any trouble with the chair.These consumers had not read the instructions that came with the chair and had assembled it improperly.Cosco's actions exemplify which of the following philosophies?

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Cosco's actions exemplify utilitarianism, which is the philosophy of maximizing overall happiness and minimizing overall harm. They rushed the chair into production to beat their competition and ignored proper safety testing, which could have potentially harmed many more children. However, they denied culpability by blaming the consumers who were injured and claiming that it was their fault for not following the instructions properly. This shows a lack of concern for individual rights and a focus on the overall happiness of the company and its shareholders.

In 1997 a Project Team for Cosco,the World's Largest Children's