Topic > Mills Utilitarianism - 1307

George has a PhD in chemistry and is having trouble finding work. He is not in excellent health, which limits the type of jobs he can do. He has young children who need care, but his wife works to support them, which causes additional strain on his family. One of George's older colleagues tells George that he can get him a well-paying job in a laboratory; however this laboratory specializes in chemical and biological warfare, which is against George's moral code. George would like not to take the job, but his friend tells him that if George turns down the job, it will go to another colleague of theirs. George's friend is worried because this other colleague truly believes in the laboratory's work and will pursue his research with greater passion than George, potentially resulting in the creation of new chemical and biological weapons. The question remains: what should George do?