Rule vs act utilitarianism

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Mill provides a theory that values human rights within his moral law system.Act utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory that goes against human intuition.Bentham uses the utility calculus to calculate moral worth.act utilitarianism is quantity based, rule is quality based.rule utilitarianism consists of moral rule system whereas Act utilitarianism calculates the moral worth.could be argued that both are the same theory except that rule utilitarianism has rules in place to follow in specific circumstances.

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