CONSEQUENTIALISM

Meaning of CONSEQUENTIALISM in English

■ noun Philosophy the doctrine that the morality of an action is to be judged solely by its consequences.

Derivatives

consequentialist adjective &noun

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CONSEQUENTIALISM — noun Date: 1982 the theory that the value and especially the moral value of an act should be judged by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONSEQUENTIALISM — In ethics , the doctrine that actions should be judged right or wrong on the basis of their consequences. The …
Английский словарь Британика
CONSEQUENTIALISM — ˌkän(t)sə̇ˈkwenchəˌlizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: consequential + -ism : the theory that the value and especially the moral value …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONSEQUENTIALISM — n. belief that value of an action derives exclusively from the value of its consequences
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CONSEQUENTIALISM — noun Date: 1982 : the theory that the value and especially the moral value of an act should be judged …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONSEQUENTIALISM — n. In ethics , the doctrine that actions should be judged right or wrong on the basis of their consequences. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CONSEQUENTIALISM — n. Pronunciation: -sh ə - ˌ li-z ə m Function: noun Date: 1982 : the theory that the value and …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CONSEQUENTIALIST — adjective or noun see: consequentialism
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VIRTUE ETHICS — Approach to ethics that takes the notion of virtue (often conceived as excellence) as fundamental. Virtue ethics is primarily concerned …
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UTILITARIANISM — Ethical principle according to which an action is right if it tends to maximize happiness, not only that of the …
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ETHICS — I Branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of ultimate value and the standards by which human actions can be …
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ETHICAL RELATIVISM — Philosophical view that what is right or wrong and good or bad is not absolute but variable and relative, depending …
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DEONTOLOGICAL ETHICS — Ethical theories that maintain that the moral rightness or wrongness of an action depends on its intrinsic qualities, and not …
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CONSEQUENTIALIST — noun or adjective see consequentialism
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONSEQUENTIALIST — n. one who advocates consequentialism
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CONSEQUENTIALIST — see consequentialism
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ETHICS — also called Moral Philosophy, the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad, right and wrong. The term is …
Britannica English vocabulary
UTILITARIANISM — in normative ethics, a tradition dating from late-18th-century England in which action is held to be right if it tends …
Britannica English vocabulary
VIRTUE ETHICS — Approach to ethics that takes the notion of virtue (often conceived as excellence) as fundamental. Virtue ethics is primarily concerned …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UTILITARIANISM — n. Ethical principle according to which an action is right if it tends to maximize happiness, not only that of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ETHICS — n. Branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of ultimate value and the standards by which human actions can be …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ETHICAL RELATIVISM — Philosophical view that what is right or wrong and good or bad is not absolute but variable and relative, depending …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DEONTOLOGICAL ETHICS — Ethical theories that maintain that the moral rightness or wrongness of an action depends on its intrinsic qualities, and not …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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