consequentialism
The ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses…The ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses consequences of a particular action or cause.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses consequences of a particular action or cause.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Konsequentialismus
консеквенциали́змkonsekvencialízm
консеквенціалізмkonsekvencializm
Translations
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Origin
From consequential + -ism, coined by British analytic philosopher G. E. M. Anscombe in 195From consequential + -ism, coined by British analytic philosopher G. E. M. Anscombe in 1958.
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Forms
plural: consequentialisms| Singular | consequentialism |
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Word family
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