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ENGR 1200 Engineering Methods

Utilitarianism. Actions are good if they maximize human well-being.Focus is the good of society rather than that of particular individual.Example: construction of public worksExample: national nuclear-waste repositoryBasis of cost-benefit and risk-benefit analysisObjections to utilitarianism:Seeking the good for the many may be very detrimental to some individualsDepends upon knowledge of knowing what actions lead to the greatest public good, but this often requires educated guesswork..

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ENGR 1200 Engineering Methods

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