1. What is consequentialism?
2. What is traditional utilitarianism? Does it make sense in the case of the trolley experiment? Explain why.
3. What is the problem with distributing utility?
4. Do you agree with Brandt's Utilitarian Heir counterexample? Explain why.
5. What's rule utilitarianism? How would a rule utilitarian respond to Brandt's Utilitarian Heir counterexample? Explain.
6. Are utilitarians allowed to give any special weight to consequences that would afflict them personally when happiness to the majority is at stake?
7. Which theory do you feel more drawn to, Egoism or Utilitarianism? Explain why.
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