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consequentialism: a standalone construct

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Ethics

the family of views that judge actions solely by their consequences, a term coined in this critique of modern moral philosophy.

In ethics, consequentialism refers to the family of views that judge actions solely by their consequences, a term coined in this critique of modern moral philosophy. This meaning comes from Anscombe (1958) in Philosophy.[1]

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  1. Anscombe, G. E. M. (1958). Modern Moral Philosophy. Philosophy, 33(124), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031819100037943

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