People raised two objections in the discussion we had.

讨论中提出了两点异议
The first was the objection, the claim that utilitarianism,

第一点异议是说功利主义
by concerning itself with the greatest good for the greatest number,

只关注"为最多的人谋求最大的幸福"
fails adequately to respect individual rights.

没有充分地尊重个人权利
Today, we have debates about torture and terrorism.

今天我们要讨论严刑拷打和恐怖主义
Suppose a suspected terrorist was apprehended on September 10th

假设一名恐怖主义嫌犯在9?11前一天被捕
and you had reason to believe

你有理由相信
that the suspect had crucial information

这名嫌犯掌握了
about an impending terrorist attack that would kill over 3,000 people

将导致3000人遇难的恐怖袭击的重要情报
and you couldn't extract the information.

你撬不开他的口
Would it be just to torture the suspect to get the information

为了拿到情报而对他严刑拷打是否合理
or do you say no,

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