Assignment task: The principle of utility is to promote the greatest happiness (pleasure) for the greatest number.
1. In ancient Rome, people were slaughtered in the Coliseum for the entertainment and pleasure of thousands of others. How would the utilitarians (using the principle of utility) analyze this situation?
2. What do you think about judging the rightness of an action based on consequences alone? Is anything else important besides consequences (i.e. principles, values, motives, etc.) Why or why not?