Reviewing the Critiques of Act Utilitarianism

The distinction between Rule and Act Utilitarianism is one of the most important dichotomies among Utilitarian philosophers. First, we will briefly discuss the nature of this controversy and the precise point of the divergence. Then, we will take a look at the history of this terminology. In the third and main stage, the critiques particularly levelled at Act Utilitarianism will be probed. It will be indicated that part of these criticisms come from the opponents of utilitarianism while others are presented by its advocates who find the Act reading inefficient. We will categorize these reviews into three groups and examine their authenticity. Impracticality, harmfulness, and immoral effects are the titles of those critiques leveled at Act Utilitarianism. Is this version of utilitarianism capable of answering problems which opponents have made or is it necessary to give up of this type of utilitarianism and throw a new plan?