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Passage 1
Utilitarianism holds that the morally correct action is the one that produces the greatest well___… for the greatest number of people. This consequentialist framework has the virtue of being in principle quant___…: outcomes can, at least theoretically, be measured and compared across different courses of action.
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1) wellbeing · 2) quantifiable
Passage 2
Kant's Categ___… Imperative demands that we act only according to principles that we could consistently will to be universal laws — in other words, that we treat moral rules as applicable to everyone without exce___…, including ourselves.
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1) Categorical · 2) exception
Passage 3
Where utilitarian and deontological approaches most sharply div___… is in cases where following a universal rule would produce a worse outcome than violating it. The classic trolley problem was designed precisely to make this tension palpab___…, forcing the agent to choose between doing harm directly and allowing a greater harm to occur.
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1) diverge · 2) palpable
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