consequentialism
Consequentialism is an ethical theory that judges the morality of an action based on the consequences or outcomes it produces.
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Similar Concepts
- actions and consequences
- cause and effect
- consequences
- consequences of actions
- consequentialist reasoning
- fatalism
- inescapable consequences
- law of cause and effect
- law of unintended consequences
- moral determinism
- moral supervenience
- perceived consequences
- risk of unintended consequences
- unintended consequences
- utilitarianism