The Decision Act, Pure Rule, And Pseudo Rule Utilitarianism

The Decision: Act, pure Rule, and pseudo-Rule Utilitarianism In this paper I will explain how Act Utilitarianism, pure Rule Utilitarianism, and pseudo-Rule Utilitarianism would differ in their reasoning regarding the case of Al and Betty. With each method of reasoning, I evaluate the situation without background or moral assumptions of each character, and then separately with the assumption that while Al was away Betty became chronically ill and has one day left to live. When evaluating a specific situation with Act Utilitarianism, one must evaluate every instance of that act. The act has to result in the best consequences for the greatest number of individuals. When evaluating Betty’s choices, it would be the moral choice for her to throw the party if by doing so, the happiness produced would be equal or greater than the other things she could be doing at that time. Betty assumes that Al would be opposed to her throwing a party at his place in his absence, but she never actually asks him. Throwing the party could be a great experience for Betty. She could have an amazing time along with all of her friends. However, the consequences of her actions are unknown, i.e. if Al would be upset. Also, we do not know how the party would turn out. Someone could break something or get injured and the party could be awful and not worth her betraying her friendship to Al for. Based on societal norms, without an extenuating circumstance, Betty’s throw ing the party seems deceptive andShow MoreRelatedLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pages...................................................................................................vi CHAPTER 1 How to Reason Logically ........................................................................................ 1 Facing a Decision as a Critical Thinker ............................................................................................... 2 Advice for Logical Reasoners ...............................................................................................