Which of the following considerations about utilitarism is correct? A)The great 19^th century utilitarians, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, believed that pleasure and happiness were different things. B)Bentham was concerned with the quantity of pleasure that an action produces, not with distinctions based on the type of the pleasure. C)Act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism consistently agree upon which actions are morally right. D)Utilitarians believe that we can't compare one person's happiness with that of another.

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Bentham focused on the quantity of pleasure, emphasizing that the value of an action is determined by the amount of pleasure it produces, regardless of the type.

Which of the Following Considerations About Utilitarism Is Correct