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consequentialism

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con·se·quen·tial·ism  (kns-kwnsh-lzm)
n.
The view that the value of an action derives solely from the value of its consequences.
conse·quential·ist n.
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At the same time, Niebuhr's realism avoided a narrow consequentialism expressed in mechanical terms of the greatest good of the greatest number.
Eric Voegelin and Reinhold Niebuhr on the moral resources of democracy by Russell, Greg / Modern Age
If one uses the familiar distinction between deontology (where certain acts are absolutely forbidden) and consequentialism to categorize Jewish Orthodoxy, one would have to say that Orthodox ethics is closer to the latter.
Catholics, Jews & stem cells: when believers beg to differ by Galston, William A. / Commonweal
I say "fortunately" because consequentialism is philosophically indefensible as a normative theory.
Coercion vs. Consent by Seavey, Todd / Reason
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