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1. Jeremy Bentham utilitarianism means to act in a way that produces the most good a.

. All alternatives and all parties must be considered b. Best decision is that which produces the greatest utility (usefulness) 2. Medical testing by Bausch and Lomb a. Own a company that traffics animals bred for testing (Charles River) b. Company provides animals for testing, claims that it is humane c. Product testing is the use that produces the greatest utility 3. Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki a. The US issued an ultimatum to japan to surrender, launched the bomb when they failed to accept b. Decision had to be made, kill innocent people and end the war or continue the war and keep fighting c. Ultimately, it was decided that launching the bomb was the most utilitarian decision

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