What is the idea/principle of utility in utilitarianism?Expl…

What is the idea/principle of utility in utilitarianism?Explain the difference between act and rule-utilitarianism. Give an example of each as part of your explanation.*** Remember that copying/pasting from any course materials (other than your own words in the Prep Guide), the internet, or using generative AI like ChatGPT to help “write” or “proofread” or “improve” your answer violates my Academic Integrity policy. Note that generative AI is now incorporated into many popular writing and translating platforms (e.g. Grammarly, Quillbot, Google Translate, DeepL, etc.), so if you’re using those platforms, you’re using generative AI in violation of my policy. USE YOUR OWN WORDS or, if you are unable to do that, properly quote/informally cite them as I discuss in the Academic Integrity section of the Syllabus ***  

Choose ONE of the following questions and answer it with a c…

Choose ONE of the following questions and answer it with a clear, thesis-driven essay. DO NOT answer both questions. In Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, he argues that, when looking at the question of whether or not the colonies should stay bound to Britain because things had been well so far, that “we may as well assert that because a child has thrived upon milk, that it is never to have meat….” What does this quote mean in practice, and how does it reflect the realities of American life and their new ideologies in 1776? Within your answer, you must situate the writing within its context. Following the Boston Massacre, future president and patriot, John Adams, defended the British soldiers in court, gaining them a mere charge of manslaughter and not murder. Why would John Adams defend the soldiers, despite personally believing that this was a massacre, and what can that tell us about the complex beliefs of Americans before the Revolution? Within your answer, you should discuss loyalists vs patriots and complicate that binary paradigm through the example of John Adams.