Is utilitarianism a hedonist moral theory? Why or why
not?
6. Using utilitarian calculation, which choice in each of
the following pairs is better, X or Y?
a. X makes four people happy and me unhappy. Y
makes me and one other person happy and three
people unhappy.
b. X makes twenty people happy and five unhappy.
Y makes ten people happy and no one unhappy.
c. X will give five people each two hours of pleasure. Y will give three people each four hours of
pleasure.
d. X will make five people very happy and three people mildly unhappy. Y will make six people moderately happy and two people very unhappy
