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2. Who created 'rule utilitarianism'

  • Bentham
  • Singer
  • Freud
  • Mill
  • Kant

3. What is the principle of utility?

  • Performing one's durty is useful e.g. self improvement
  • Whatever is most useful is good, usefulness is meausured by how much happiness is cause by and action
  • The idea that doing what one wants is useful
  • The hedonic calculus

4. Bentham called his utilitarianism 'act utilitarianism'

  • False
  • True

5. Which of the following is not a strength of Bentham@s utilitarianism?

  • It is always clear exactly what one must do in every situation
  • It's flexible
  • It is democratic
  • It isn't tied to religion so is acceptable to athiests
  • It aims to increase happienesss and reduce pain which everyone can agree is good

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