Amanda and Jeremy argue about the employment of children in tobacco farms in a certain part of the world.Jeremy is of the view that this practice is ethical.He supports this view by stating facts about how the economic and social gains from employing children in these farms outweigh the long-term economic losses due to the health problems and lack of education suffered by these children.Jeremy is most likely an adherent of _____.

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Utilitarian thinking would advise us to consider all the likely consequences of a practice of employing young children in factories.Thus,one might argue on utilitarian grounds that child labor is ethically permissible because it produces better overall consequences than the alternatives.

Amanda and Jeremy Argue About the Employment of Children in Tobacco