Consequentialism
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌkɒn(t)sɪˈkwɛnʃəlɪzəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Consequentialism is a noun meaning (ethics) The ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses consequences of a particular action or cause.
Meaning
(ethics) The ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses consequences of a particular action or cause.
More Meanings
- (ethics) 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.
Word Forms
- consequentialisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rule, deontology, teleologism, ethic, moralistics, metaethics.
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