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Consequentialism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Consequentialism is the class of normative ethical theories holding that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for any judgment about the rightness ...

Consequentialism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Consequentialism, as its name suggests, is the view that normative properties depend only on consequences. This general approach can be applied at different levels to ...

consequentialism: Definition from Answers.com
n. The view that the value of an action derives solely from the value of its consequences. consequentialist con ' se·quen ' tial·ist n.

Consequentialism - New World Encyclopedia
A consequentialist moral theory defines normative properties such as rightness, praiseworthiness, and virtuousness, in terms of the promotion of valuable states of ...

Consequentialism [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
Consequentialism. Consequentialism is the view that morality is all about producing the right kinds of overall consequences. Here the phrase “overall consequences ...

Consequentialism - Utilitarianism : past, present and future
a method of working out the sum total of pleasure and pain produced by an act, and thus the total value of its consequences.

Rule Consequentialism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
The theory of morality we can call full rule-consequentialism selects rules solely in terms of the goodness of their consequences and then claims that these rules ...

Ethics 10 - Consequentialism
Ethics 10 - Consequentialism (Web exercise) ... Consequentialism says that we have only one basic duty: to do whatever has the best consequences.

Consequentialism - Psychology Wiki
Consequentialism refers to those moral theories that hold that the consequences of a particular action form the basis for any valid moral judgement about that action.

BBC - Ethics - Introduction to ethics: Consequentialism
Consequentialism says that right or wrong depend on the consequences of an act, and that the more good consequences are produced, the better the act.