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 …
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