Question

____ is the theory that actions are right because they are useful.

• A. Authoritarianism
• B. Pragmatism
• C. Machiavellism
• D. Utilitarianism

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism is one of the best known and most influential moral theories. Like other forms of consequentialism, its core idea is that whether actions are morally right or wrong depends on their effects. More specifically, the only effects of actions that are relevant are the good and bad results that they produce