First let’s examine hedonism. According to Professor Mulgan it is known that “utilitarians were all, in different ways, hedonists (61). Furthermore,with the claim that well-being is pleasure, the question can be asked; what is pleasure? Is pleasure always good? (T. Mulgan …show more content…
Mulgan 132). It is not good enough to produce good outcomes; you must capitalize on them (134). Announcing to a hostage taker that if they don’t release everyone in five minutes, you will storm the building, would more than likely turn out much worse than not saying anything and using the element of darkness with surprise to then storm the building. The consequence of your actions would maximize the pleasurable ending. So, what ought I do? What constitutes the rightness or wrongness of one’s choices? (P. Tully