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Published: 16.10.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'A Philosophical Essay on Utilitarianism', 1.
  • Essays 'A Philosophical Essay on Utilitarianism', 2.
Extract

Utilitarianism is a way of looking at ethics, it focuses on trying to ensure the maximum happiness in many different ways. There are many different forms of utilitarianism, the four I will discuss are act, rule, naive and preference utilitarianism.
Rule utilitarianism tries to give the greatest overall benefit to society, the best rule/law of conduct is found and everyone is found an a rule utilitarian will follow it. However, this can cause problems if you use this rule in a place where it is not generally followed as problems will be caused if you differ from the general population. …

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