Introduction
In today's society, people are faced with moral problems everyday. Many philosophers have determined their own way of solving these problems. The philosophy I will be explaining in this paper is utilitarianism. I will state a moral problem someone close to me had to face. I will then explain utilitarianism and why I feel utilitarianism does not provide the right decision for this specific moral problem.
The Problem
Tami has a sister, Angie, who has been married for ten years to Tom. Together they have an eight year old son, Sam. Tami has just found out Tom is having an affair on Angie. Tami knows it is 100 percent true, for the fact she witnessed Tom out to dinner with another woman, whom he was clearly in a relationship with. Tami confronted the woman who then confirmed she and Tom were having an affair together. Tami's moral problem is, does she tell Angie or not?
Moral Theory
Utilitarianism is an action-based philosophy. It does not take into......
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