Assessment Brief

The following 5 patients need a heart transplant:George Mutti  Age 61. Occupation: suspected mafia involvementMarried, 7 children, extremely wealthy, will donate a very large sum to the hospital after the operation.Peter Santos  Age 23. Occupation: “B” average studentSingle, studies hard, helps support poor family, aspires to be a policeman when he graduates.Ann Doyle  Age 45. Occupation: housewife  Widow, supports 3 children, small income, no savings.Johnny Jaberg  Age 35. Occupation: famous actorDivorced, wife has custody of 2 children, donates to create shelters for the homeless.Howard Wilkinson  Age 55. Occupation: state senator  Married, one child, recently elected, financially well off.Use utilitarian calculus to rank them in order of priority for getting the heart transplant.Explain your rankings, using as many of the 7 factors of utilitarian calculus as you can:1) Intensity   Strength of the pleasure or pain2) Duration   How long the pleasure or pain lasts3) Certainty   How likely the pleasure or pain is to occur4) Propinquity  How soon the pleasure or pain will occur5) Fecundity   How likely the pleasure or pain is to be repeated6) Purity  How unlikely the pleasure or pain is to be followed by its opposite7) Extent  Number of people affected with the pleasure or pain