Theme 3 DEF- AO2- issues for analysis and evaluation

  • The degree to which pleasure can be seen as the sole intrinsic good.

  • The extent to which Act and/or Rule Utilitarianism works in contemporary society.

  • The extent to which Rule Utilitarianism provides a better basis for making moral decisions than Act Utilitarianism.

  • Whether Utilitarianism promotes immoral behaviour.

  • The extent to which Utilitarianism promotes justice.

  • The extent to which Utilitarianism provides a practical basis for making moral decisions for both religious believers and non-believers