According to which moral theory does the moral worth of an individual's action depend exclusively on the moral acceptability of the general rule of conduct on which the person is acting?
A) Utilitarianism
B) Kantianism
C) Rights theory
D) Virtue theory
E) All of the above

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Kantianism, or Kant's deontological ethics, posits that the morality of an action is based on whether it adheres to a universal moral law or principle, rather than on the consequences of the action. This means that the moral worth of an action depends on the moral acceptability of the general rule of conduct it exemplifies.

According to Which Moral Theory Does the Moral Worth of an Individual's