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soccerdreamer_17

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on: Jun 19, 2018
Rule utilitarianism claims to improve on act utilitarianism by
 
 

a. advocating that people judge the morality of an action by its intentions as well as
  consequences
  b. advocating that people follow rules with greater utility rather than measuring the
  effect of individual actions
  c. addressing the difficulty of assessing consequences.
  d. requiring less responsibility on the part of individuals



Question 2

A criticism of act utilitarianism is that it
 
 

a. allows sacrificing individuals for the sake of the majority
  b. makes calculating consequences difficult
  c. takes personal ties into account
  d. None of the above



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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b. advocating that people follow rules with greater utility rather than measuring the
effect of individual actions



Answer to Question 2

a. allows sacrificing individuals for the sake of the majority


soccerdreamer_17

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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