Question

The __________ approach to moral development consists of identifying different ways one can behave in situations that will benefit oneself without harming others.
A.
virtue
B.
rights
C.
neo-Kohlbergian
D.
utilitarian

Answer 1

D. The Utilitarian Approach. The utilitarian approach is all about finding what works and makes you happy while causing the least amount of harm to the people around you. It assess the consequences of actions a lot more.

Answer 2

Option B, utilitarian, is the right answer.

In normative standards, Utilitarianism is a tradition deriving from the late 18th century English scholars and statisticians John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham according to which an act is ethical if it attempts to promote joy and offence if it leads creating the opposite of peace. Thus, the utilitarian approach to moral advancement consists of recognizing several ways one can act in circumstances that will help oneself without hurting others.