a) Concepts of utility, pleasure, hedonism and happiness, influences on the emergence of the theory, including social, political and cultural influences, the significant contribution of Bentham and Mill to a recognised theory. Act and Rule Utilitarianism, the development of the theory, including Preference, Negative and Ideal Utilitarianism, the application of the theory in historical and contemporary ethical situations, including political and social reform, the concept of relativism in ethics.
b) Strengths and weaknesses of the theory and its developments, appropriateness of its continuing application and use, assessment of relevant examples, change in the law and social attitudes vis a vis the theory, compatibility or otherwise with religious approaches.
1 Explore the contribution made by Utilitarianism to moral decision making. (8)
1 Explore key ideas of Act Utilitarianism. (8)
1 Explore the key concepts of Utilitarianism (8)
1 Explore the role of Utilitarianism in moral decision making. (8) 2018 Q
1 Explore the similarities and differences between act and rule utilitarianism. (8)
1 Explore the distinctive ideas of rule Utilitarianism. (8)
1 Explore the role of pleasure within utilitarian theory. (8)
1 Explore what the concepts of utility, pleasure, hedonism and happiness bring to doing ethics. (8 marks)
1 Explore the important ideas of preference Utilitarianism. (8)
1 Explore the important ideas of negative and ideal Utilitarianism. (8)
1 Explore the distinction between ideal and negative utilitarianism.. (8)
1 Explore influences on the emergence of the theory, including social, political and cultural influences (8)
1 Explore the application of the priciple of utility in historical and contemporary ethical, situations of political and social reform . (8)
1 Explore the principle of utility and the concept of relativism in ethics. (8)
1 Explore the contribution made by utilitarianism to moral decision making. (8)
1 Explore the contribution of Bentham and Mill to utilitarian theory. (8)
1 Explore the significant contribution of Bentham to the recognised theory of Utilitarianism. (8)
1 Explore the significant contribution of Mill to Utilitarianism. (8)
1 Explore the strengths of the theory and its developments. (8)
1 Explore the weaknesses of the theory and its developments. (8)
1 Explore the weaknesses of utilitarianism. (8)
1 Explore different ideas about some relevant examples of the application of Utilitarianism. (8)
1 Explore the changes in the law and social attitudes vis a vis the theory of Utilitarianism. (8)
1 Explore the compatibility or otherwise with religious approaches of the theory of Utilitarianism. (8)
2. Assess the extent of the success of the contribution made by Utilitarianism to moral decision making. (12)
2. Assess theview 'the right action is always that action which makes most people happy.' (12)
2. Assess the weaknesses of Act Utilitarianism. (12)
2. Assess the importance of Rule Utilitarianism. (12)
2. Assess the significance of the role of Utilitarianism in moral decision making. (12)
2. Assess how important the concepts of utility, pleasure, hedonism and happiness bring to doing ethics. (12)
2 Assess the strenghts of preference Utilitarianism. (12)
2. Assess the credibility of negative and ideal Utilitarianism. (12)
2 Analyse the weaknesses of Utilitarianism as a method of resolving moral dilemmas. (12)
2 Assess the strengths of the negative and ideal Utilitarianism. (12)
2. Assess the significance of utilitarianism in political and social reform. (12)
2. Assess the extent of the social, political and cultural influences on the emergence of the theory of Utilitarianism. (12)
2 Assess the strengths of claim that the concept of relativism is of central imoprtance for the principle of utility in ethics. (12)
2 Assess the appropriateness of Utilitarianism's continuing application and use. (12)
2 Assess the strengths of claim the contribution of Bentham is not important in the theory of Utilitarianism. (12)
2 Assess the strengths of Utilitarianism as an approach to ethical decision-making. (12) 2018 Q AS
2 Assess some relevant examples of the application of Utilitarianism. (12)
2 Assess the significant contribution of Mill to Utilitarianism. (12)
2 Assess the signficance of the changes in the law and social attitudes vis a vis the theory of Utilitarianism. (12)
2 Assess the compatibility or otherwise with religious approaches of the theory of Utilitarianism. (12)
3b Analyse the significance of the contribution made by Utilitarianism to moral decision making (20)
3b Analyse the claim Utilitarianism provides a helpful method of moral decision making. (20)
3b Analyse the view Utilitarianism fails because it is impossible to measure pleasure. (20)
3b Analyse the importance of Rule Utilitarianism. (20)
3b Analysewhat extent, if any, is Utilitarianism a useful theory for approaching moral decisions in life. (20)
3b Analyse the significance of the role of Utilitarianism in moral decision making (20)
3b Analyse the weaknesses of the concepts of utility, pleasure, hedonism and happiness bring to doing ethics. (20)
3b Analyse the significance of negative and ideal Utilitarianism. (20)
3b) Analyse the extent to which Utilitarianism makes a valuable contribution to ethical theory. (20)
3b) Analyse the extent to which negative and ideal Utilitarianism are valuable developments in ethical theory. (20)
3b) Analyse of the signficance of social, political and cultural influences on the emergence of the theory of Utilitarianism.. (20)
3b) Analyse the appropriateness of Utilitarianism's continuing application and use. (20)
3b) Analyse the claim Utilitarianism is unhelpful when making decisions about sex. (20)
3b Analyse the extent to which Benthams’s approach to ethics is an unhelpful moral principle. (20)
3b Analyse the extent to which Mill’s rule based principle is a helpful approach to ethics. (20)
3b Analyse relevant examples of the application of Utilitarianism as approaches to ethics. (20)
3b Analyse the weaknesses of Preference Utilitarianism as a method of resolving moral dilemmas.(20)
3b) Analyse the compatibility or otherwise of the theory of Utilitarianism with religious approaches. (20)
4. Evaluate the view that Utilitarianism continues to offer a useful way of resolving moral dilemmas. (30) SAMS 2016
4 Evaluate the opinion Mill's Utilitarianism is superior in every way to the Utilitarianism of Bentham . (30)
4 Evaluate the claim that the weaknesses are greater than the strenghts of the concepts of utility, pleasure, hedonism and happiness bring to doing ethics. (30)
4 Evaluate the opinion that "The application of the greatest happiness principle in specific situations is not a sufficient guide to the good action." (30)
4 Evaluate the claim "Pleasure is not quantifiable". (30)
4 Evaluate the extent ro which utilitarian ethics provide a useful guide to issues surrounding medial ethics. (30)
4 Evaluate the claim that he negative utilitarianism is better than ideal Utilitarianism. (30)
4. Evaluate the extent to which Utilitarianism makes a valuable contribution to ethical theory. (30)
4 Evaluate the appropriateness of Utilitarianism's continuing application and use’ (30)
4 Evaluate the extent to which Benthams’s approach to ethics is an unhelpful moral principle.. (30)
4 Evaluate the extent to which Mill’s rule based principle is a helpful approach to ethics. (30)
4 Evaluate the extent to which Utilitarianism is a reliable method of making decisions about abortion. (30)
4 Evaluate the extent to which Utilitarianism a useful method of making decisions about euthanasia. (30)
4 Evaluate the claim preference Utilitarianism can lead to wrong moral decisions. (30)
4 Evaluate the view that Bentham’s approach to ethics has nothing whatsoever in common with religious moral decision-making ’ (30)
4 Evaluate the view Utilitarianism a more practical way of making decisions in medical ethics than Kantian Ethics (30)
4 Evaluate the view that situation ethics offers a more useful way of resolving moral dilemmas than utilitarianism (30)