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Introduction Introduction: As the concerns of ethics increases, there were different theories of ethics introduced as the form of consequentialism

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• Introduction

• Introduction: As the concerns of ethics increases, there were different theories of ethics introduced as the form of consequentialism. Utilitarianism is one of them which helps to determine the right from wrong by determining the outcomes.
• Brief explanation on how utilitarianism works and its effectiveness in the society.
• Thesis statement: Although utilitarianism is an important ethical theory, there are different strengths and weaknesses of this concept to the society.

• The brief history of Utilitarianism

• Purposed by two economist Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart late 18^th and 19^th century.
• Provided the concept and explained how it is different from egoism and other normative ethical concepts.
• There were different critics on this concept during 19^th century and however, today there are many people who support this concept.

• Types of different Utilitarianism

• Act Utilitarianism: if our aim is to provide the best result, we should decide what is right thing to do or wrong and predict the outcome which will provide good results.
• Pros and cons of Act Utilitarianism.
• Rule Utilitarianism: Rule utilitarianism is another concept which acts by setting up a moral code which contains the certain rule.
• Pros and cons of Utilitarianism

• Explanations on strengths and weaknesses

• Powers and positive changes due to utilitarianism
• Downfalls of this concepts.

 

• Conclusion
  A.How does it differ from other normative concepts?