Utilitarianism. One lesson at a time: listen to the episode, play the three games until the streak holds, then write to a real past-paper question in the time the exam gives you.
Specimen to 2026, by tariff. A dash means that year's question at that tariff was on another unit of the same section.
| Year | 3 marks | 5 marks | 5 marks | 12 marks | 25 marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specimen | — | — | — | — | Q05How convincing is utilitarianism as an account of what makes an action morally right? |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | Q05Are utilitarians correct when they say that it is morally right to maximise utility? |
| 2020 | — | — | — | Q04Explain Bentham's utilitarianism and explain how Nozick's experience machine challenges this view. | — |
| 2021 | — | Q02Explain why utilitarianism has an issue with partiality. | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | Q04Explain hedonistic utilitarianism and explain the criticism that it ignores the moral integrity of the individual. | — |
| 2023 | — | Q02Explain the difference between Bentham's quantitative hedonistic utilitarianism and Mill's qualitative hedonistic utilitarianism. | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Q05Can utilitarianism be successfully defended? |
| 2025 | — | Q02Explain the difference between act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. | — | — | — |
| 2026 | — | — | Q03Explain why a hedonistic utilitarian might oppose eating animals. | — | — |
Read your answer as the examiner will. Which of these would they write beside it?