Answer the follwoing questions for the case study.
Act Utilitarianism: Calculating the Pleasures and Pain (p. 47)
Duty-Oriented Reasoning: A Matter of Principle (p. 50-51)
Paper should be at least 2 typed, double spaced pages with at least 1 page per case. College level writing using APA formatting is expected. It is expected that you will use at least the textbook for a reference; additional research is optional. Title page is required but does not count for the 2 pages of content.
CASE STUDY: Act Utilitarianism: Calculating the Pleasures and Pain
Mr. Jimenez is a 78-year chronic pulmonary disease patient (emphysema) who has smoked two packs a day for 40 years. He takes great enjoyment and satisfaction in smoking and does not want to quit.
In that his illness is exacerbated by smoking, his physician is demanding that he quit. Each time he tries to quit smoking; Mr. Jimenez becomes irritable and unhappy. His wife and family hate it when he is not smoking because he becomes difficult to live with.
QUESTION:
Consider this case from the position of act utilitarianism and make a pleasure-gained and pain-avoided list to see if you can determine whether Mr. Jimenez should continue or quit smoking.
Second case study will be on the file that i attached


