PHI: 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning

PHI: 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning

Using at least one quote from chapter six of Understanding Philosophy, describe the core principle of utilitarianism and discuss the problem of the “Tyranny of the majority” find a real example of a current or past social practice, ( or create your own fictional example) that illustrates this problem. Complete your post by evaluating whether the overall good generated by the practice out weights the suffering caused by the practice.