Utilitarianism is an effort to provide an answer to the practical question, “What ought a man to do?” The answer is that he must act so as to produce the best consequences possible.
A focus of utilitarianism is discovering what creates the most good for the most people.
Plain consequentialism states that of all the things the university might do at any given moment, the morally right action is the one with the best overall consequences.
University professionals are looking at the situation with a dual consequentialism view. It is hard for them to determine what the “morally right” solution is. They fear that a positive consequence for one group may result in a negative consequence for another.
A focus of utilitarianism is discovering what creates the most good for the most people.
Plain consequentialism states that of all the things the university might do at any given moment, the morally right action is the one with the best overall consequences.
University professionals are looking at the situation with a dual consequentialism view. It is hard for them to determine what the “morally right” solution is. They fear that a positive consequence for one group may result in a negative consequence for another.