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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Ethical theories, Normative ethics, Articles with Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy links, Teleology
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consequentialism  consequentalism  consequentialisms  consequentialist  Consequentialist ethic
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In ethical philosophy, consequentialism is a class of normative, teleological ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for judgement about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. Wikipedia
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In ethical philosophy, consequentialism is a class of normative, teleological ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for judgement about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. Wikipedia
A theory in philosophy in which the morality of an act is determined by its effects Wikipedia Disambiguation
Class of ethical theory basing standards of right & wrong on the consequences of actions Wikidata
The belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment about an action. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right action is one that produces a good outcome, or consequence. Wiktionary
HAS KIND
utilitarianism
welfarism
negative consequentialism
HAS INSTANCE
state consequentialism
MAIN SUBJECT
ethics
OPPOSITE OF
deontology
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
teleological ethics
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consequentalism, ConsequentialIsm, consequentialisms, consequentialist, Consequentialist ethic, consequentialist ethics, Consequentialistic, Consequentialistically, consequentialists, Criticism of consequentialism, end justifies the means, End justify the means, Ends justify means, ends justify the means, rule consequentialism, teleological ethics, Teleological Theories, the end justifies the means, The end justify the means, the ends justify the means
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teleological ethics

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