Dictionary

consequentialism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɑn(t)səˈkwɛnʃəlɪzəm/ (General-American)
• /ˌkɒn(t)sɪˈkwɛnʃəlɪzəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌkɒn(t)səˈkwɛnʃəlɪzəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌkɑn(t)sɪˈkwɛnʃəlɪzəm/ (General-American)

Etymology

From consequential + -ism, coined by British analytic philosopher G. E. M. Anscombe in 1958.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses consequences of a particular action or cause.
2. (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.

Forms

Deriveds

nonconsequentialism

Hyponyms

utilitarianism

Relateds

virtue ethics · the end justifies the means · deontology

Translations (19)

hu következményetika (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · hu konszekvencializmus (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · cmn 結果主義 /结果主义 (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · fi seurausetiikka (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · tr sonuççuluk (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · hu konzekvencializmus (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · pt consequencialismo (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · vi hệ quả luận (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · uk консеквенціалізм (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · el συνεπειοκρατία (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · hi परिणामवाद (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · it consequenzialismo (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · es consecuencialismo (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · ru консеквенциали́зм (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · de Konsequentialismus (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · fr conséquentialisme (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · pl konsekwencjalizm (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · is leikslokasiðfræði (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment) · cs konsekvencialismus (belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment)