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Making the Virtuous Decision
Title: Making the Virtuous Decision
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
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Making the Virtuous Decision
In order to explore the validity of utilitarianism, Bernard Williams created the example of
Jim and the Indians. In this example, Jim becomes lost while on a botanical expedition.
He happens upon a small South American town, where he sees twenty Indians tied up
against a wall. A man informs him that the Indians engaged in several acts of protest
against the government, and are going to be killed to serve as an example to …showed first 75 words of 2652 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2652 total…provided him
with a confidence that his instincts will lead him to choosing the “right” option.
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**Bibliography**
Works Cited
Aristotle. “Moral Virtue, How Produced.” Ethics. Ed. P. Singer. NY: Oxford
University Press, 1994.
Foot, Philippa. “Utilitarianism and the Virtues.” Mind. Ed. P. Foot. 1985.
Williams, Bernard. “Jim and the Indians.” Ethics. Ed. P. Singer. NY: Oxford University
Press, 1994.
Williams, Bernard. “Acting as the Virtuous Person Acts.” Aristotle and Moral Realism.
Ed. R. Heinaman. San Francisco: Westview Press, 1995.
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