Question

Act Utilitarianism: Calculating the Pleasures and Pairn Mr. Jimenez is a 78-year-old chronic pulmonary disease patient (emphysema) who has smoked two packs a day for 40 years. He takes great enjoyment and satisfaction in smoking and does not want to quit. In that his illness is exacerbated by smoking, his physician is demanding that he quit. Each time he tries to quit smoking, Mr. Jimenez becomes irritable and unhappy. His wife and family hate it when he is not smoking because he becomes difficult to live with. Ш Consider this case from the position of act utilitarianism and create a pleasure-gained and pain-avoided list to see if you can determine whether Mr. Jimenez should continue or quit smoking. 1.

Answer 1

Utilitarianism helps to detect the ethics of right from wrong. It provides the greatest good for the person. It consequences justice and values of individual rights. It promotes the overall happiness of the individual and rejects of unhappiness in the person. Here Mr. Jimenez feels unhappy when he tries to quit smoke. He enjoys happiness in smoking. For him, smoking is a pleasure, the absence of pain and holding of smoking results in unhappiness and pain. But quitting smoking will benefit the person a lot. Based on justice, quitting smoking is good for the patient and continuity of smoking causes illness for the patient. The family members also benefit from a smoking quit. Continuity of smoking gives temporary happiness to the Mr.Jimenez and his family but quitting smoking provides long term happiness and pleasure. According to utilitarianism theory, providing the greatest benefit to the greatest number of persons. So quit smoking benefit the maximum number of Mr.Jimenez, his wife, family members, and society.