Answer to Question #267508 in Philosophy for Vera warren

Question

ETHICS SUBJECT:

Differentiate Act Utilitarianism from Rule Utilitarianism and give examples

Answer 1

Act utilitarianism holds that an action is morally correct when it provides the greatest good for the largest number of people, whereas Rule utilitarianism holds that an action's moral correctness is determined by the correctness of the rules that allow it to accomplish the greatest good.