KnowraAct utilitarianismLinked fromLinked fromThe 4 pages that link to Act utilitarianism, each with the reason it gives.All 4Broader topic 1Compared with 3UtilitarianismBroader topic: It applies the maximizing test separately to each available action.John Stuart MillCompared with: Mill’s emphasis on moral rules and higher pleasures complicates a simple case-by-case reading of utilitarianism.Rule utilitarianismCompared with: It evaluates each act directly, unlike rule utilitarianism’s rule-mediated test.R. M. HareCompared with: Hare’s two-level method uses rules in ordinary decisions rather than calculating each act directly.