Reading Response 11

Question 1 on Act Utilitarianism:

Act utilitarianism is a view about what kinds of actions are right, and why. What is this
view? Focusing on pp. 83-86 in particular, what is one objection to act utilitarianism?
The theory of Utilitarianism proposed that there is no judgment to the action whether it's
right or wrong until and unless the consequences have occurred. Because according to this
theory the end justifies the means, whether the acts are morally right or wrong. The utilitarianism
theory focused on the well-being of society.
This theory is a sort of consequentialism that by the acts of an individual is there any
positive outcome in the society or surrounding. The principles on which utilitarianism stands is
that happiness by doing the act is for the intrinsic pleasure, and secondly, if the act is creating
happiness in the surrounding it is right, and if it is creating sorrow and saddening around then it
is wrong. And last important thing is that everyone has a fair share of happiness regardless of
their status, wealth, gender, or racial disparity.
Some of the major shortcomings of the Utilitarian theory are that it led to injustice
because the personal will of the person will also influence him to do unlawful acts, it also causes
too many demanding scenarios from the society for instance a person is happy if everyone in the
room donates $10 for the charity, but what if anyone doesn't afford $10.
If this is how the injustice is propagated in the society for the happiness of any individual
then the society should lead to a chaotic place with the minimum amount of justice.
The theory is not practically implacable because then the society is dependent on the ones
who are powerful and can do anything to achieve happiness by any sources.