General Strengths & Weaknesses of Utilitarianism

Strengths:

• Shows a commonsense approach to morality which is easy to apply to many situations.

• Makes people consider the consequences of their actions before carrying an action out.

• Provides a balanced method for promoting happiness for the majority of the people.

• Discourages selfish actions

• Fair and suits democracy

• Considering consequences of actions is only natural

• Universal rule can be applied to anyone regardless of culture, religion.

Weakness:

• Relies on an accurate prediction…