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Charis Kaps- Moral Philosophy Does rule-utilitarianism avoid the problems of act-utilitarianism? To begin exploring the issues of act and rule utilitarianism, their practicality and problems posed through their application in modern society, I shall first give an account of the two schools. To begin with, we shall look at act-utilitarianism, as it is the form which best fits Mill's account of utilitarian principles, applied rigorously and concisely to everyday situations. Act utilitarianism is the view that the 'rightness' or 'wrongness' (the amount of pleasure/pain it causes) of an action should be decided upon the consequences of that specific action. That is to say each situation must be evaluated separately, taking all things into account, for the right action to be decided upon. Rule-utilitarianism is the principle that universal rules should be adhered to by everyone, which actions, generally, provide the best consequences for the most people. This principle is generally more...

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