... twists and turns could arise from such a theory. First though utilitarianism needs to be broken down to achieve a plausible standing. In general, the term "utility" stands for whatever is taken to be intrinsically valuable on a utilitarian theory of value. Candidates for intrinsically ... are the headlines of the two subdivisions of utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism defines the rightness and or wrongness of an action as consisting in the good or bad consequences brought about by that particular action. For this reason, act utilitarianism is sometimes called "direct utilitarianism", ......

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