Exam 9: Consequentialism Rule Utilitarianism

Act utilitarianism seems less susceptible to creating dilemmas than rule utilitarianism.

The inconsistency objection arises against rule utilitarianism because

Because rule utilitarianism establishes general principles, it is _______ to address justice and rights.

Under rule utilitarianism, rules are unaffected by special cases and circumstances.

The _______ objection argues that fine-tuning rules may turn rule utilitarianism into something like act utilitarianism.

The principle of acts states that a morally right act follows a morally right rule or practice, even when rules directly conflict.

A standard claim of rule utilitarianism is that when two rules come into conflict with each other, one should

The _______ objection argues that rule utilitarianism creates rules that can conflict with each other.

According to rule utilitarianism, one should always choose the act that

Which of the following is something rule utilitarianism can do that act utilitarianism cannot do?