Question

The example of people on a lifeboat, discussed in the lecture, was designed to show a possible conflict between Mill's Greatest Happiness Principle and another well-known principle which is widely accepted. This is the principle of:

Answer 1

Treating people equally

Step-by-step explanation:

The example of people on a lifeboat, discussed in the lecture, was designed to show a possible conflict between Mill's Greatest Happiness Principle and another well-known principle which is widely accepted. This is the principle of treating people equally

The possible conflict is between treating everyone on the lifeboat equally on the one hand, as opposed to throwing someone overboard to promote the greatest happiness for the greatest number on the other hand.

Answer 2

This is the principle of treating people equally.

The possible dilemma lies between treating all the people on the lifeboat equally or throwing one of them overboard in order to promote the greater good for the greatest number of people on the boat. Thus, on one hand, we can establish what is moral through the utility principle, and, on the other, we can use the equal treatment principle.