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The view that the value of an action derives solely from the value of its consequences.

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consequentialism [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəˌlɪzəm]

(Philosophy) Ethics the doctrine that an action is right or wrong according as its consequences are good or bad

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consequentialism (redirected from The ends justify the means)

consequentialism
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