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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Classic utilatarianism though doesnt care about property beyond its ability to cause 'happiness' to the population, the classic utilatrian arguement would be 'does saving the building cause more happiness than keeping the bomber alive?' for instance a hospital might be worth killing the bomber for where as if the building was a military base not only should you not kill the bomber you should actively help him
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Then I guess you could also be arguing if the bomber was about to throw the bomb, not at a house, but a cultural landmark. Is the bomber's life worth the Eiffel Tower or the Great Pyramids or even an art gallery?