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Which form of utilitarianism holds that the morally correct action is the one that produces the best outcome for all people affected by the action?
Which form of utilitarianism holds that the morally correct action is the one that produces the best outcome for all people affected by the action?
- Consequentialist utilitarianism
- Deontological utilitarianism
- Rule utilitarianism
- Act utilitarianism (correct)
Who are influential proponents of utilitarianism?
Who are influential proponents of utilitarianism?
- Immanuel Kant and Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill (correct)
- Socrates and Plato
- Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche
What is the paradigmatic example of a consequentialist moral theory?
What is the paradigmatic example of a consequentialist moral theory?
- Virtue ethics
- Utilitarianism (correct)
- Deontology
- Ethical egoism
Who is the author of 'The Moral Landscape' and a noteworthy proponent of utilitarianism?
Who is the author of 'The Moral Landscape' and a noteworthy proponent of utilitarianism?
Utilitarianism argues that the proper course of action is one that maximizes a positive effect such as 'happiness' or 'welfare'
Utilitarianism argues that the proper course of action is one that maximizes a positive effect such as 'happiness' or 'welfare'
Who proposed a hierarchy of pleasures in the exposition of utilitarianism?
Who proposed a hierarchy of pleasures in the exposition of utilitarianism?
Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill are influential proponents of utilitarianism
Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill are influential proponents of utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill proposed a hierarchy of pleasures in the exposition of utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill proposed a hierarchy of pleasures in the exposition of utilitarianism
Rule utilitarianism holds that the morally correct action is the one that produces the best outcome for all people affected by the action
Rule utilitarianism holds that the morally correct action is the one that produces the best outcome for all people affected by the action
Act utilitarianism applies the principle of utility directly to each alternative act in a situation of choice
Act utilitarianism applies the principle of utility directly to each alternative act in a situation of choice
