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is consistent with the principles of utilitarianism can be used to justify genocide is primarily concerned with what a person is doing is primarily concerned with the outcome of a person’s actions rule utilitarianism act utilitarianism pacifism humanitarian intervention the policy or principle that you would be following if you did it. the expected overall utility resulting from the action. the moral rule that an act either respects or violates . all of the above. any means can be justified if it leads to a worthy end the greatest good can justify targeting noncombatants we are always justified in attacking the tyranny of the majority none of the above be aimed at repelling aggression have a strong probability of success must be only used as a last resort all of the above Intentionally killing an innocent person Doing something that brings about an innocent person’s death Dropping a nuclear bomb on an enemy city Torturing an innocent person Innocents Civilians Combatants Non-combatants it is conducted by unlawful combatants such as CIA personnel who are not subject to military ethics it is conducted by individuals who are thousands of miles removed from targets it may result in unintended civilian casualties all of the above Torturing a prisoner to get the names of his confederates. Attacking an enemy country’s agricultural system. Bombing major cultural centers. All of the above. lies in its conformity to the moral law. lies in the value of the expected result. lies in its conformity to God’s commands. lies in its usefulness to society. can be seen as an act of altruism must always have an altruistic component must be primarily an act of altruism must never have an altruistic component is primarily concerned with what should happen is primary concerned with what will happen is primarily concerned with theory over practice is primarily concerned with universal justice is only good if it succeeds in satisfying our desires. is the driving principle of a good will. is the fundamental ground of human dignity. both B and C the recognition of the worth of the person’s potential contribution to society. dependent upon whether the person respects others. both A and B none of the above. the violence

and aggression of war would be worse humanitarian intervention would be more successful prisoners and noncombatants would have greater equality none of the above something that can only be called good with qualification. the only thing that can be called good without qualification. that which makes qualified goods like character traits morally good. both B and C. I should give whatever spare resources I have unless it makes me worse off than the person I’m trying to help. I should consider a world in which no one helped me when I was in need, recognize that I could never will such a world, and help them in the best way that I can. I should sympathize with them, but recognize that the world is better off overall if we each only look after our own interests. I should remember that as autonomous beings they are responsible for their own situation, and thus that I have no responsibility to help them out. total transparency and accountability the assurance that only combatants will be targeted the maintenance of a secret death list by government authorities all of the above Killing the wife and child of someone attacking you in order to distract him from his attack. Bombing a munitions factory and killing some of the civilian workers inside. Firing at an enemy soldier and hitting an innocent bystander with a stray bullet. Bombing a convoy of enemy soldiers. are rational beings. must always be regarded as an end. have absolute value. all of the above. After reading about deontology and watching the videos posted in my guidance, 1. Discuss a core principle of deontology and use at least one quote from the required readings to explain this principle. 2. Using at least one quote from one of the videos, provide an argument to show that the use of military drones can be justified by utilitarian or deontological reasoning, and one argument to show that the use of drones cannot be justified by such reasoning. 3. Complete your post by identifying which of these arguments you think is the most compelling, and support your choice with specific reasons. 4. When responding to your fellow students, discuss the arguments they chose as well as the utilitarian or deontological reasons they provided for choosing those arguments.