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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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Consent" (March), Randy Barnett writes that "there are very few libertarians today for whom consequences are not ultimately the reason why they believe in liberty," while Richard Epstein cheerfully agrees that libertarians are "all consequentialists now.
Coercion vs. Consent by Seavey, Todd / Reason
Those reading are most probably well aware that ethics cannot be reduced to a battle between Consequentialists and Kantians; moreover, there are many factors affecting why medical treatment and research proceed the way they do.
Writing the self through service, a Dietetic Ethics by Lanier-Nabors, Benjamin G. / Academic Exchange Quarterly
The value of any act, according to consequentialists, should be judged solely on the basis of that act's affects on others.
An exploratory study of ethical philosophies among graduate and ... by Zimmerer, Thomas W. / Journal of Academy of Business and Economics
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