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Social Studies, 10.08.2021 03:10 sonyfan

I come home and my apartment building is on fire. There is a family of five living in the apartment next to mine and only my mother in my apartment. I can only evacuate one apartment. What is a problem with applying utilitarianism to this scenario?
a. Utilitarianism says I cannot determine which apartment to evacuate because my mother's happiness is equal to the happiness of the five strangers.
b. Utilitarianism says I have to choose what to do based on who is responsible for starting the fire.
c. Utilitarianism says I should evacuate the apartment that has five occupants, even though my mother is more important to me.
d. Utilitarianism says I should evacuate my apartment because that will make me the happiest.

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