Act utilitarianism basically says that a persons act is morally right if it produces at least as much happiness as any other act that the person could be preforming at the same time. Somewhat similar to a opportunity cost. Rule utilitarianism, on the other hand, determines the validity of rules of conduct, like moral principles. I think that in the end, however, act and rule utilitarianism viewpoints will disagree with each other. In this case, act utilitarianism would suggest that I should donate the money or give it away to a larger group of people. Through act-utilitarianism, those acts would be morally right and would end up benefitting many more individuals than just giving it to one person, the estranged daughter. On the other hand, rule utilitarianism would suggest that it is deemed morally right to not break a promise and therefore, respect the woman’s final request and give the money to the estranged
Act utilitarianism basically says that a persons act is morally right if it produces at least as much happiness as any other act that the person could be preforming at the same time. Somewhat similar to a opportunity cost. Rule utilitarianism, on the other hand, determines the validity of rules of conduct, like moral principles. I think that in the end, however, act and rule utilitarianism viewpoints will disagree with each other. In this case, act utilitarianism would suggest that I should donate the money or give it away to a larger group of people. Through act-utilitarianism, those acts would be morally right and would end up benefitting many more individuals than just giving it to one person, the estranged daughter. On the other hand, rule utilitarianism would suggest that it is deemed morally right to not break a promise and therefore, respect the woman’s final request and give the money to the estranged