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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
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
1958 philosophy article by G. E. M. Anscombe
especially through the work of Alasdair MacIntyre. Notably, the term "consequentialism" was coined in this paper, although in a different sense from the one
Modern_Moral_Philosophy
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
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
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
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
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
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
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2026
most consequential byelections in British political history. Harding, Thomas (16 May 2026). "Could Labour eclipse Reform in UK's 'most consequential election'
Andy_Burnham
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
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 Category
Mao_Zedong
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
Normative ethical theories
of thought in normative ethics is consequentialism. While deontology emphasizes doing one's duty, consequentialism bases the morality of an action on
Virtue_ethics
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
2022 crowd crush in South Korea
a thorough investigation of those responsible and the avoidance of consequential damage. The press conference was organized by the non-profit advocacy
Seoul_Halloween_crowd_crush
Founding Father, U.S. president 1797 to 1801
war, and was the United States's first ambassador to Great Britain (a consequential position given the Revolutionary War). He helped negotiate the peace
John_Adams
Ancient Chinese philosopher associated with Taoism
Topics Logic Theology Metaphysics Politics Ethics Role ethics State consequentialism Ink wash Shan shui Society Epistemology Metaphilosophy Legitimacy Category
Laozi
New Zealand philosopher
College, Oxford where he wrote his doctoral thesis on The Demands of Consequentialism under the supervision of Derek Parfitt. He has taught at the University
Tim_Mulgan
Political party
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)
Conceptualism – Confirmation holism – Confucianism – Connectionism – Consequentialism – Conservatism – Constructivist epistemology – Continental philosophy
List_of_philosophies
Unproven computational hardness assumption
breakthrough." Mathematician Timothy Gowers called it "very surprising and consequential that it is false." Also on October 26, Anthropic announced that an internal
Exponential_time_hypothesis
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
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
Early Christian and Jewish religious systems
Greco-Roman mystery cults becoming synonymous with the Greek term mysterion. Consequentially, Gnosis often refers to knowledge based on personal experience or perception
Gnosticism
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
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
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
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
Philosophical and literary concepts
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Apollonian_and_Dionysian
American actress (1969–2022)
mathematical genius and mental illness. The New York Times found Heche to be "consequential" in her portrayal and compared her to Mary-Louise Parker and Jennifer
Anne_Heche
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
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
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
The study of the methodological principles of interpretation
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Hermeneutics
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
Topics referred to by the same term
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Why most often refers to: Causality, a consequential relationship between two or more events Reason (argument), a premise
Why
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
Category 5 Pacific hurricane in 2023
University called the underestimation "one of the biggest and most consequential forecast-model misses of recent years". Numerical weather prediction
Hurricane_Otis
Highest court of jurisdiction in the U.S.
which hurts ordinary Americans who know little about the nine extremely consequential Justices. A 2010 poll found that 61% of American voters agreed that
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia since 2017
Wilson Center, "[o]f all [Mohammed's] domestic reforms", the most "consequential" has been his work limiting the influence of Saudi Wahhabi clergy, "who
Mohammed_bin_Salman
American politician and attorney (1955–2026)
and Russell Fry praised him as an "extraordinary public servant" and consequential leader whose legacy would be measured by the many people he helped.
Lindsey_Graham
Head of state and government
Retrieved September 14, 2020. Walsh, Kenneth (August 20, 2008). "The Most Consequential Elections in History: Andrew Jackson and the Election of 1828". U.S
President of the United States
President_of_the_United_States
Philosophy dealing with absurdity of existence
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Existentialism
Country in Southeastern and Central Europe
fought between Serbian forces and the Ottomans, was one of the most consequential events in Serbian history and became a central element of national mythology
Serbia
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
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
Use of knowledge for practical goals
medicine, chemistry, physics, and engineering. They were accompanied by consequential social change, with the introduction of skyscrapers accompanied by rapid
Technology
Philosophy of the Western world
ethical thinking began with G. E. M. Anscombe arguing in 1958 that both consequentialism and deontology were based on obligation, which could not function without
Western_philosophy
Philosophical study of beauty and art
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Aesthetics
1776 American national founding document
Joseph Ellis has written that these words are "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
American attorney (born 1988)
Toobin, Jeffrey (November 13, 2025). "Maurene Comey's Case Is More Consequential Than Her Father's". The New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2025
Maurene_Comey
Head of government
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
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
Philosophical study of knowledge
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Epistemology
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
Leaders in the formation of the United States
Declaration of Independence, which Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph Ellis says contains "the most potent and consequential words in U.S. history".
Founding Fathers of the United States
Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States
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. Julian Zelizer described Bush's presidency
George_W._Bush
Conscious event, perception or practical knowledge
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Experience
Positive trait or quality deemed to be morally good
distinct from each other. Ahimsa Bushido Civic virtue Common good Consequentialism Defence mechanism#Level 4: mature Epistemic virtue Evolution of morality
Virtue
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
German state from 1871 to 1918
vehicles, submarines, aircraft, and more than six battleships. The consequential economic devastation, later exacerbated by the Great Depression, and
German_Empire
German polymath (1646–1716)
of the House of Brunswick as historian, political adviser, and most consequentially, as librarian of the ducal library. He thenceforth employed his pen
Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz
1991 novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
maturing of an 11-year-old boy. Some themes of the novel are ethics, consequentialism, religion and morality, and animal–human relationships. Marty learns
Shiloh_(Naylor_novel)
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
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
Brewed beverage
plants' leaves (especially for cooling effects); broad estimates aside, consequential margins vary considerably based on details of local geography and horticultural
Coffee
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
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
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
European dynastic family
Mexico. The family split several times into parallel branches, most consequentially in the mid-16th century between its Spanish and German-Austrian branches
House_of_Habsburg
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
Life stance that embraces human reason, secular ethics, and philosophical naturalism
than the last (i.e. the ability to vacillate situationally between consequentialism and virtue ethics). In the book, they quote from Kristen Bell's advocacy
Secular_humanism
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
Theory of value based on well-being
one theoretical commitment of utilitarianism together with consequentialism. Consequentialism is the theory that only acts leading to the best possible
Welfarism
Canadian provincial election
completed April 3, 2023. An act was passed later that year, providing for a consequential increase in seats from 87 to 93, upon the next election. The following
2024 British Columbia general election
2024_British_Columbia_general_election
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
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 could affect
Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Glossary_of_logic
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
Range of Indian religious traditions
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Hinduism
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Lists_of_philosophers
Philosophical school and tradition
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Post-structuralism
Philosophical traditions from mainland Europe
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Continental_philosophy
Philosophical idea that only one's own mind is certain to exist
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Solipsism
1974 philosophy paper by Thomas Nagel
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
What_Is_It_Like_to_Be_a_Bat?
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
Study of fundamental reality
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Metaphysics
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
Political ideology
libertarianism, also known as consequentialist liberalism or libertarian consequentialism, is a libertarian political philosophy and position that is supportive
Consequentialist libertarianism
Consequentialist_libertarianism
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
Asset whose market value is lower than that listed in its owner's balance sheet
In accounting, an impaired asset is an asset which has a market value less than the value listed on its owner's balance sheet. According to U.S. accounting
Impaired_asset
Rejection of certain ideas about reality
Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Morality Absolutism Nihilism Particularism Skepticism Universalism
Nihilism
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