Define consequentialism and explain why act utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism. How does consequentialism differ from competing approaches to ethics? Do you think consequentialism is a plausible way of thinking about good and evil? Explain your answer. Consequentialism is the view that, according to FoE, the morality of actions, policies, motivations, or rules depends on their producing the best actual or expected results. In other words, do as much good as possible. Act utilitarianism, a subgroup of consequentialism, asserts that well-being is the only thing that is intrinsically valuable and that an action is morally required simply because it does more to improve well-being general than any other action you could have taken. in the circumstances. Basically, Act utilitarianism completely agrees with consequentialism, but ensures that these actual or expected outcomes ultimately improve well-being. Consequentialism, as a whole, although extremely similar to other moral theories, such as hedonism and desire theory, is actually slightly different. Hedonism claims that a life is good to the extent that it is filled with pleasure and free from pain, and consequentialists, without disagreeing with hedonism, would say that pleasure and freedom from pain depend entirely on the actual or expected results. Desire theory claims that something is good for you if, and only if, it satisfies your desires and because it satisfies your desires, while consequentialists would say that these desires should improve general well-being, and not be selfish about it. I think consequentialism is plausible, but I can't really be sure whether it's the truth or not. After all, it is simply a moral theory. However, I realize...... middle of article...... early results (FoE p151.) Personally, I think neither theory is entirely true or entirely false. The flaw I see in utilitarianism in action is that if you are always doing everything you can in every imaginable situation to improve everyone's well-being, then you are not really living your life, you are just doing a job every moment of your life. . Even sleeping could somehow not benefit everyone's well-being, if the best option was to stay awake and do more well-being-enhancing tasks. The flaw I see in rule consequentialism is that, in the world of radical Muslims, it is acceptable to commit suicide and kill because it is the accepted norm in their small society, even if it is due to their beliefs religious. For me, that's not enough. However, I would say that as a general rule, rule consequentialism seems to satisfy my mind more than act utilitarianism..