Utilitarianism

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2 questions

• QAccording to Utilitarianism which states: The greatest good for the biggest number of people; would you justify killing Adolph Hitler to save the millions of Jews?
• QOne may argue that just as Herod was part of philosophy, so, could Hitler be taken as God’s will. However, killing Hitler could have saved the lives of million Jews.…

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