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Ethical theory based on consequences
properly, rule consequentialism, Kantian deontology, and contractualism would all end up prescribing the same behavior. The term consequentialism was coined
Consequentialism
Philosophical study of morality
important distinction is between act consequentialism and rule consequentialism. According to act consequentialism, the consequences of an act determine
Ethics
Class of ethical theories
threshold, consequentialism takes over. Theories put forth by Thomas Nagel and Michael S. Moore attempt to reconcile deontology with consequentialism by assigning
Deontology
Version of consequentialism
consequentialism is a version of consequentialism, which is "one of the major theories of normative ethics." Like other versions of consequentialism,
Negative_consequentialism
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up consequential in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Consequential may refer to: Consequential mood, a verb form in Eskaleut languages As an adjective
Consequential
Branch of philosophical ethics that examines standards for morality
and consequentialism. Virtue ethics focuses on the character of those who are acting. In contrast, both deontological ethics and consequentialism focus
Normative_ethics
Mohist form of consequentialism
Philosophy interprets Mohist consequentialism, dating back to the 5th century BC, as the "world's earliest form of consequentialism, a remarkably sophisticated
State_consequentialism
Normative ethical theories
major approaches in ethics, consequentialism and deontology, which make the goodness of outcomes of an action (consequentialism) and the concept of moral
Virtue_ethics
1958 philosophy article by G. E. M. Anscombe
especially through the work of Alasdair MacIntyre. Notably, the term "consequentialism" was first coined in this paper, although in a different sense from
Modern_Moral_Philosophy
Personal connections other than family and close friends
Consequential strangers are personal connections other than family and close friends. Also known as "peripheral" or "weak" ties, they lie in the broad
Consequential_strangers
Verb form in some Eskaleut languages
The consequential mood (abbreviated cnsq, less often cns or cqo) is a verb form used in some Eskaleut languages to mark dependent adverbial clauses for
Consequential_mood
Legal concept
Consequential damages, otherwise known as special damages, are damages that can be proven to have occurred because of the failure of one party to meet
Consequential_damages
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act created the Financial Services Authority
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Financial_Services_and_Markets_Act_2000
Ethical theory based on maximizing well-being
consequentialism, which states that the consequences of any action are the only standard of right and wrong. Unlike other forms of consequentialism,
Utilitarianism
Chinese philosopher and logician (c. 470 – c. 391 BCE)
of Philosophy, Mohist consequentialism, dating back to the 5th century BCE, is the "world's earliest form of consequentialism, a remarkably sophisticated
Mozi
State of minimized physical activity of an organism
entry to a dormant phase with their environment through predictive or consequential means. Predictive dormancy occurs when an organism enters a dormant
Dormancy
1776 American national founding document
Ellis has written that the Declaration contains "the most potent and consequential words in American history". Believe me, dear Sir: there is not in the
United States Declaration of Independence
United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
German state from 1871 to 1918
vehicles, submarines, aircraft, and more than six battleships. The consequential economic devastation, later exacerbated by the Great Depression, as
German_Empire
Study of general and fundamental questions
of thought were Mohism, which developed an early form of altruistic consequentialism, and Legalism, which emphasized the importance of a strong state and
Philosophy
Head of government of the United Kingdom
now directly authorises supervision over government bills and has a consequential role in the introduction of legislation. The prime minister is able
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
rather on other factors. This type of reasoning stands in contrast to consequentialism and can sometimes lead people’s final decisions to deviate from what
Non-consequential_reasoning
British politician (born 1970)
most consequential byelections in British political history. Harding, Thomas (16 May 2026). "Could Labour eclipse Reform in UK's 'most consequential election'
Andy_Burnham
Australian philosopher (born 1979)
philosophy. Having submitted his doctoral thesis, Beyond Action: Applying Consequentialism to Decision Making and Motivation, Ord was retained as a junior research
Toby_Ord
Philosophical study of knowledge
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Epistemology
President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
ambitions for his subsequent activities following his presidency to be more consequential than his time in office. Barack and Michelle Obama signed a deal on
Barack_Obama
American philosopher (born 1957)
basing his form of rule-consequentialism on the ideal of maximising the good. He writes: ...the best argument for rule-consequentialism is not that it derives
Brad_Hooker
Ancient Chinese philosophy
necessity for a harmonious society. The "material wealth" of Mohist consequentialism refers to basic needs like shelter and clothing. Stanford sinologist
Mohism
Study of the development of philosophy
impartial caring. Based on this concept, he promoted an early form of consequentialism, arguing that political actions should be evaluated based on how they
History_of_philosophy
Ethical and physical thought experiment
killing baby Hitler is unjustified, as infanticide is always wrong; and consequentialism may question what the consequences of killing baby Hitler might be
Killing_baby_Hitler
Systematic study of values
versions of consequentialism rely on different theories of the sources of value. Classical utilitarianism, a prominent form of consequentialism, says that
Value_theory
Philosophy dealing with absurdity of existence
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Existentialism
Part of environmental philosophy
to, say, take eat a vegan burger instead of a beef burger under act-consequentialism, even though, as Cecchinato stresses, a large amount of people doing
Environmental_ethics
Study of the foundations of politics
to consequentialism, the value of any action depends on its concrete consequences. Classical utilitarianism, an influential form of consequentialism, asserts
Political_philosophy
Ethical views prioritising the reduction of suffering
Biotechnological elimination of involuntary suffering Negative consequentialism – Version of consequentialism Negative reinforcement – Consequence affecting an organism's
Suffering-focused_ethics
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022
were blamed for the prisons' rising rates of violence owing to the consequential drop in prison officer numbers. Truss lobbied the chancellor of the
Liz_Truss
Country in West Asia
- to opposition forces. Officials said the UAE was playing the most consequential role by inflaming the crisis, while pledging to ease it. In October
United_Arab_Emirates
Argument raised against consequentialist ethical theories
Human Values. Kagan, S., 'Does Consequentialism Demand Too Much? Recent work on the Limits of Obligation' in Consequentialism by Pettit, P. (ed.) (Dartmouth:
Demandingness_objection
Conceptualism – Confirmation holism – Confucianism – Connectionism – Consequentialism – Conservatism – Constructivist epistemology – Continental philosophy
List_of_philosophies
Political party in the United States
Conservative". The American Prospect. Retrieved May 4, 2026. But the truly consequential change is that Republicans have broken with their own past. Under Donald
Republican Party (United States)
Republican_Party_(United_States)
This is an incomplete list of advocates of utilitarianism and/or consequentialism. Epicurus Lucretius Mozi Roger Bacon Richard Cumberland John Gay Bernard
List_of_utilitarians
Practical application of moral considerations
significance of preference in utilitarian decision-making. Other forms of consequentialism include prioritarianism. Deontological ethics, which hold that acts
Applied_ethics
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made provision for repeals, consequential amendments
Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992
Social_Security_(Consequential_Provisions)_Act_1992
Thinking in terms of destiny or purpose
is grounded in the inherent nature of things themselves, whereas in consequentialism, teleology is imposed on nature from outside by the human will. Consequentialist
Teleology
American politician and activist (born 1989)
confirmation hearings. In June 2022, after the Supreme Court made several consequential rulings and granted certiorari to Moore v. Harper, which has a potential
Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez
by decreasing Earth's oblateness by about one part in 10 billion, consequentially increasing Earth's rotation a little and thus shortening the length
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami
Topics referred to by the same term
logic, the second half of a hypothetical proposition or consequences Consequentialism, a theory in philosophy in which the morality of an act is determined
Consequence
American philosophy professor
areas: biomedical ethics (with an emphasis on reproductive ethics); consequentialism (the theory that the moral status of our acts depend on the value of
Holly_Martin_Smith
2024 British television series
Mr Bates vs The Post Office is a four-part British television drama series for ITV, written by Gwyneth Hughes, directed by James Strong and starring an
Mr_Bates_vs_The_Post_Office
American model and actress (born 1990)
James won the nineteenth cycle of America's Next Top Model and was consequentially signed with L.A. Models and New York Model Management. She is the daughter
Laura_James
Island country in the Mediterranean Sea
them, warning that the US would not stand beside Turkey in case of a consequential Soviet invasion of Turkish territory. Meanwhile, by 1964, enosis was
Cyprus
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809
Ellis has written that the Declaration includes "the most potent and consequential words in American history". At the start of the American Revolution
Thomas_Jefferson
2011–2017 book by Derek Parfit
approaches in moral and political philosophy: Kantian deontology, consequentialism, and contractualism (of the sort advocated by T. M. Scanlon, and from
On_What_Matters
Second Lady of the United States since 2025
a case Kavanaugh had ruled on in the lower court, when it was truly consequential. He'd sought to prevent her abortion by running out the clock. By the
Usha_Vance
Philosophical position
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Idealism
Philosophical principle
universal practice test is rule consequentialism, or more precisely that version of it sometimes called ideal rule consequentialism, where a moral rule is permissible
Moral_universalizability
American philosopher
centers on contemporary metaethics and normative ethics (especially consequentialism). He is the author of the book Facts, Values and Norms (Cambridge University
Peter_Railton
Philosophical aim of minimizing suffering
Negative utilitarianism (NU) is a form of negative consequentialism that can be described as the view that people should minimize the total amount of aggregate
Negative_utilitarianism
Leader of China from 1949 to 1976
Topics Logic Theology Metaphysics Politics Ethics Role ethics State consequentialism Ink wash Shan shui Society Epistemology Metaphilosophy Legitimacy
Mao_Zedong
UK parliamentary by-election
becoming Prime Minister. The by-election was described as one of the most consequential in recent British history, with intense global media coverage, including
2026_Makerfield_by-election
Cosmological dualism in Chinese philosophy
Topics Logic Theology Metaphysics Politics Ethics Role ethics State consequentialism Ink wash Shan shui Society Epistemology Metaphilosophy Legitimacy
Yin_and_yang
British philosopher (1942–2017)
an impartial happiness promoter. Consequentialism thus needs to be revised as well. Self-interest and consequentialism fail indirectly, while common-sense
Derek_Parfit
20th-century tradition of Western philosophy
ethics is dominated by three schools: consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. At first, consequentialism or utilitarianism was the only non-skeptical
Analytic_philosophy
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Several historians and commentators hold that Bush was one of the most consequential presidents in American history. Princeton University scholar Julian
George_W._Bush
Moral status and treatment of nonhuman animals
ethics; consistency of morals, and the justification of some cases. Consequentialism is a collection of ethical theories which judge the rightness or wrongness
Animal_ethics
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Lists_of_philosophers
How one process influences another
matter of constant conjunctions of events"; "the functional/teleological/consequential concept", which is "goal-directed, so that goals are causes"; and the
Causality
Concept of moral fairness and administration of the law
Rather, it is derived from the more basic standard of rightness, consequentialism: what is right is what has the best consequences (usually measured
Justice
Philosophical traditions from mainland Europe
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Continental_philosophy
Philosophical study of beauty and art
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Aesthetics
Thought experiment proposed by Carneades of Cyrene
Fuller is a similar exploration of morality and legality in extremis. Consequentialism Deontology Duress Necessity Principle of double effect Trolley problem
Plank_of_Carneades
Share due to devolved administrations
devolved administrations' funding allocations are referred to as "Barnett consequentials". For example, the 2011 Autumn Statement allocated additional funds
Barnett_formula
Most populous city in Pennsylvania, US
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph Ellis as "the most potent and consequential words in American history," and its adoption represented a declaration
Philadelphia
Partially recognised state in the South Caucasus
Robert (Winter 2009). "Battle of Two Logics: Appropriateness And Consequentiality in Russian Interventions in Georgia" (PDF). Caucasian Review of International
Abkhazia
British analytic philosopher (1919–2001)
Anscombe's 1958 article "Modern Moral Philosophy" introduced the term consequentialism into the language of analytic philosophy, and had a seminal influence
G._E._M._Anscombe
Philosophical movement
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
German_idealism
Australian moral philosopher (born 1960)
published, with Dean Cocking, the now widely cited article "Indirect Consequentialism, Friendship, and the Problem of Alienation" in the journal Ethics.
Justin_Oakley
Ethical principle; incorporates deontology into greatest-happiness thinking
John Stuart (1861). Utilitarianism. Hooker, Brad (2003-12-31). "Rule Consequentialism". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 2007-03-11.{{cite
Rule_utilitarianism
President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
Michael D.; Kanno-Youngs, Zolan; Rogers, Katie (February 28, 2022). "10 Consequential Days: How Biden Navigated War, Covid and the Supreme Court". The New
Joe_Biden
Semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
Topics Logic Theology Metaphysics Politics Ethics Role ethics State consequentialism Ink wash Shan shui Society Epistemology Metaphilosophy Legitimacy v
Laozi
Philosophical school and tradition
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Post-structuralism
American politician and attorney (born 1942)
said the decision not to act on Garland's nomination was "the most consequential decision I've made in my entire public career". Political scientists
Mitch_McConnell
American football player (born 2003)
Retrieved August 25, 2023. Byler, Blake (October 9, 2022). "Turnovers Prove Consequential in Alabama's Narrow Victory". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 25
Terrion_Arnold
Revival in the study of Classical antiquity
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Renaissance_humanism
Belief that only natural laws and forces operate in the universe
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Naturalism_(philosophy)
Philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Solipsism
Metaphysical question
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Why_is_there_anything_at_all?
View within ethics and political philosophy
Prioritarianism resembles utilitarianism, and is likewise a form of aggregative consequentialism. The term "prioritarianism" was coined by the moral philosopher Larry
Prioritarianism
Moral theory
"third approach" in morality as opposed to its two prominent rivals, consequentialism and deontology. Contractualism in its narrower meaning refers to one
Contractualism
Philosophical method and schools of philosophy
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Phenomenology_(philosophy)
Standard, doctrine or system of conduct
from three dominant moral theories (virtue ethics, deontology, and consequentialism): the character of a person (Agent-component, A); their actions (Deed-component
Morality
American rapper and actor (born 1975)
[50's] girlfriend out of my DM's". This was believed to have been a consequential result of Game claiming on Drink Champs to be "the best and a better
50_Cent
2013 American period spy drama television series
Brennan from Paste echoed the sentiment: "The Americans to its most consequential moment, and in the midst of a final season that so far deserves consideration
The_Americans
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
(Regulations) Act 1939 Amended by Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 Offshore Safety Act
Gas_Act_1986
Bengali family
was a prominent family from Bengal who were regarded as one of the consequential benefactors during the Bengali Renaissance. They were best known for
Tagore_family
book Ethics was mentioned in G. E. M. Anscombe's famous critique of consequentialism in her 1958 essay "Modern Moral Philosophy." Cherry, Christopher (2006)
Patrick_Nowell-Smith
English philosopher (1920–2010)
modernity, competing with its major rivals, modern deontology and consequentialism (the latter a term dubbed by Anscombe). Some of her work was crucial
Philippa_Foot
Rejection of certain ideas about reality
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Nihilism
Topics referred to by the same term
in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Why may refer to: Causality, a consequential relationship between two or more events Reason (argument), a premise
Why
Version of modal realism
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Extended_modal_realism
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism Hard Incompatibilism
Timeline of Western philosophers
Timeline_of_Western_philosophers
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English : variant of Joslin.English : nickname from Middle English gosling ‘young goose’ (from Old English gÅs + the Germanic suffix -ling, partly in imitation of Old Norse gæslingr from gás).German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with god, got ‘god’ or gÅd ‘good’.
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Black Like a Raven; Dark; Black; Tipperary; Bright; Clear
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Peaceful Ruler; Counsel from the Elves; Diminutive of Frederic
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Bear.
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Goddess Saraswati, India
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Rising, Name of king of Avanti
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Native American
The one searched for.
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Indian
Respect; Manner
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Close to Money or Laxmi
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