For Sidgwick, when making a moral decision you must respond to the immediate consequences of your actions but not the long term effect, as it isn’t possible to be certain about the long term effects.Ĭritics of Bentham and Sidgwick however would say that Rule Utilitarianism is more plausible because Rule Utilitarians believe that it is the quality of an act that is more important and not the ‘greatest good for the greatest number’ as suggested by Bentham.
