| Pragmatism in ethics is often regarded as a form of teleology or consequentialism. |
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| Admittedly, this oversimplifies consequentialism, which in reality has a rather robust philosophic tradition. |
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| Historically, utilitarianism has been the best-known form of consequentialism. |
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| This entry will not go into the many issues that arise in the discussion of deontology and consequentialism here. |
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| But the particular kind of consequentialism in utilitarianism is, I think, unattractive. |
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| Moral consequentialism exhorts us to choose between different modes of life as well as different choices within each mode. |
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| Utilitarianism is mainly characterized by two elements: happiness and consequentialism. |
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| The critics which Mill sent to Kant in Utilitarianism in the name of the consequentialism still seem as valid as they were. |
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| Thus, just war theory attempts to provide a common sensical combination of both deontology and consequentialism as applied to the issue of war. |
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| Teleology is closely associated with the ethical theory of consequentialism that is, in turn, closely linked to utilitarianism. |
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| As noted above, this approach can be classified as positive consequentialism. |
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| This version of consequentialism has an incredibly implausible axiology. |
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| But that makes sense when your reigning ethical theory is some weird mash up of utilitarianism and consequentialism, with a dash of fundamentalism for coloring. |
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| Those who engage in noble cause corruption can be seen as falling into the philosophical tradition of consequentialism. |
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| However, Henry Sedgwick and Derek Parfit advance partial harmony of deontologism and consequentialism. |
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| Can consequentialism avoid this conclusion? |
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| However, they hold that the advantage of consequentialism over deontologist systems is that it proposes an object to be attained. |
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| Suppose we plug these ideas into consequentialism. |
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| Classic utilitarians held hedonistic act consequentialism. |
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| Is Mohist consequentialism comparable to Western utilitarianism? |
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| However, this setting aside of principles leaves consequentialism open to the charge that it accepts that 'the end justifies the means', for example, that individual human rights can be sacrificed to attain a social goal. |
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| The teleologist's emphasis on consequences has meant that teleology is often equated with, or closely associated with, the ethical theory known as consequentialism. |
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| Its ethical rationale has been linked to Benthamite utilitarian consequentialism, wherein it is argued that the most ethical distributional system is one that maximizes the greatest good for the greatest number. |
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| Utilitarianism is a version of consequentialism, which states that the consequences of any action are the only standard of right and wrong. |
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| Unlike other forms of consequentialism, such as egoism, utilitarianism considers the interests of all beings equally. |
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| Although no longer as skeptical as he was in his youth of consequentialism, Epstein continues to found his case for freedom on natural law. |
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| The implausibility of one version of consequentialism does not make consequentialism implausible in general, since other versions of consequentialism still might be plausible. |
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| He proposes that consequentialism, liberalism, and absolute rights and duties may be consistent with incommensurability, although not required by it. |
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