Some utilitarians respond to the charge that act-utilitarianism conflicts with commonsense moral intuitions by
A) switching to natural law theory.
B) rejecting commonsense morality.
C) denying that act-utilitarianism is a true moral theory.
D) rejecting rule-utilitarianism.

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Utilitarians who face criticism that act-utilitarianism conflicts with commonsense moral intuitions might reject commonsense morality, arguing that the utilitarian principle of the greatest happiness should override conventional moral intuitions when they conflict.

Some Utilitarians Respond to the Charge That Act-Utilitarianism Conflicts with Commonsense