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Examples of Utilitarianism?

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In a situation where a man is given the option to torture another man to save 1000 lives. A utilitarian would choose to torture the man. This is because utilitarianism is the ethical system which is based on the calculus of happiness. The happiness of 1000 lives being saved outweighs the pain of torturing one man. Thus to the utilitarian the right thing to do is to torture the man.

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