Rule Utilitarianism Is

question 1

Multiple Choice

Rule utilitarianism is:

• A) The view that an act is right if and only if it produces a greater balance of pleasure over pain for the ruling class of a society.
• B) The view that an act is right if and only if it is permitted by the rules whose widespread acceptance would have better consequences than the acceptance of any alternative set of rules.
• C) The view that the morally best rules are those whose acceptance in a society would maximize overall happiness within that society.
• D) The view that an act is right if and only if it is useful in upholding or maintaining the moral rules of society.

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