Do you think consequentialism is a good attempt to understand right action? Explain the theory and assess it.

Prompt: Do you think consequentialism is a good attempt to understand right action? Explain the theory and assess it. (One way of doing this is picking an interesting objection to the theory and either developing it or defending the theory from it.) Your thesis should be able to answer the question “is this theory true?”

You don’t have to write an introduction and a conclusion paragraph. However, in each body paragraph, please make sure to include at least one introduction sentence or a conclusion sentence.

For the first half of the body paragraphs, you should give necessary background information that helps readers understanding as well as support what you are going to explain later in the rest of the body paragraphs. You can point out that here are some problems of this theory and explain in the last half of the body paragraphs.

For the last half of the body paragraphs, you should argue with clear details that here are the reasons why I think that this theory is problematic. Please make sure to include supportive thesis while arguing which is right and which is wrong.

Please concrete on specific details and particular issue that are helpful for arguments. Please use precise words and try to be as clear as possible.

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