Evaluation of act utilitarianism

p-act utilitarianism is simple and easy to use

s- it is universal because it starts from the obvious fact that we all seek pleasure and avoid pain not like Kant whcih is too abstract

Ca-it results in a complex calculation the quality of goodness

p-due to the consequential nature of utilitarianism act utilitarianism appears to consider everyone one moral decision making

S-it is in fact the most considerate thing to do to consider how our actions affect people

Ca-it isn’t considerate of minorities

p-consequence theories are far less abstract than Deontological ethical theories

s-moral laws don’t really exist in a very abstract but in utilitarianism we can experience directly what is good

Ca-nozicks experience machine

p-Bentham believes that by making moral decision making relative it is useful when making difficult moral decisions

S-consequences offer a more flexible way of doing Ethics

Ca-male would argue that different qualities of pleasure

P-utilitarianism makes us aware that the good is pleasure and the bad is pain

s-and allows us to know what is good and bad as we directly experience the good and can apply it to our situations

Ca-can’t say what is good as determined by reason

P-by following at utilitarianism we will be the happiest in our lives

s-so you can happiness for each individual in each situation will maximise everyone’s overall happiness in life

Ca-we need social goods which we don’t have because people are objectified