"consequentialism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: consequentialisms [plural]
Etymology: consequential + -ism, coined by British analytic philosopher G. E. M. Anscombe in 1958. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|consequential|ism}} consequential + -ism, {{coinage|en|Q229646|in=1958|nocap=1}} coined by British analytic philosopher G. E. M. Anscombe in 1958 Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} consequentialism (countable and uncountable, plural consequentialisms)
  1. (ethics) The ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses consequences of a particular action or cause. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ethics
    Sense id: en-consequentialism-en-noun-V9KpryW9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 62 38 Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. (ethics) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ethics Translations (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment): konsekvencialismus [masculine] (Czech), seurausetiikka (Finnish), konzekvencializmus (Hungarian), konszekvencializmus (Hungarian), következményetika (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-consequentialism-en-noun-EVvuz6gN Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: utilitarianism Related terms: deontology, virtue ethics, the end justifies the means

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