WorksheetsPreference Utilitarianism
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
It supports selfishness
It conflicts with success criteria for ethical theories - it works against our moral intuitions
Why does Act Utilitarianism struggle to justify prioritising the happiness of friends and family over strangers?
Because it assumes everyone has equal happiness
Because it forbids helping strangers
Because it values personal relationships above all else
Because it focuses only on the greatest good for the greatest number
It is non-hedonistic so it does not focus on maximise pleasure but other considerations
It uses happiness scales
Preferences are simpler than calculating pleasure
adopt a course of action which has the best consequences on balance, for all affected
Because animals suffer less
Because animals can express preferences and these humans cannot
