Problem
George, who just taken his PhD in chemistry, finds it extremely difficult to get a job. He is not very robust in health, which cuts down the number of jobs he might be able to do satisfactorily.... An older chemist says that he can get George a decently paid job in a certain laboratory, which pursues research into chemical and biological warfare. George says he cannot accept this, since he is opposed to chemical and biological warfare. The older man replies that he is not too keen on it himself...but after all George's refusal is not going to make the job or the laboratory go away [and] he happens to know that if George refuses the job, it will certainly go to a contemporary of George's who is not inhibited by any such scruples and is likely if appointed to push along the research with greater zeal than George would. Indeed, it is not merely concern for George and his family, but some alarm about this other man's excess of zeal, which has led the older man to offer his influence to help George get the job.
Practise Question: Try to see things from George's position and answer this question: How can this situation be interpreted as a criticism of utilitarianism? Critically evaluate.