Which option best characterizes the difference between act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism?

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Brandt's New Defense of Rule Utilitarianism: "Ideal Rules and the Motivation to Be Moral"

Philosophical Studies: An International Journal for Philosophy in the Analytic Tradition

Vol. 43, No. 1 (Jan., 1983)

, pp. 101-116 (16 pages)

Published By: Springer

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4319576

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Philosophical Studies was founded in 1950 by Herbert Feigl and Wilfrid Sellars to provide a periodical dedicated to work in analytic philosophy. The journal remains devoted to the publication of papers in exclusively analytic philosophy. Papers applying formal techniques to philosophical problems are welcome. The principal aim is to publish articles that are models of clarity and precision in dealing with significant philosophical issues. It is intended that readers of the journal will be kept abreast of the central issues and problems of contemporary analytic philosophy.

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Rules and Utilitarianism

American Philosophical Quarterly

Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jan., 1964)

, pp. 32-44 (13 pages)

Published By: University of Illinois Press

https://www.jstor.org/stable/20009117

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What is the difference between act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism?

There is a difference between rule and act utilitarianism. The act utilitarian considers only the results or consequences of the single act while the rule utilitarian considers the consequences that result of following a rule of conduct .

Which option best characterizes the difference between act and rule utilitarianism?

The main difference between act and rule utilitarianism is that act utilitarianism emphasizes the consequences/results of action whereas rule utilitarianism emphasizes the consequences from following a rule of conduct.

What is the difference between act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism quizlet?

Act utilitarianism beliefs that an action becomes morally right when it produces the greatest good for the greatest number of people, while Rule utilitarianism beliefs that the moral correctness of an action depends on the correctness of the rules that allows it to achieve the greatest good. You just studied 4 terms!

What is the best definition of rule utilitarianism?

Rule utilitarianism is a form of utilitarianism that says an action is right as it conforms to a rule that leads to the greatest good, or that "the rightness or wrongness of a particular action is a function of the correctness of the rule of which it is an instance".