Consequentialism

A moral theory that places value entirely on the (expected) consequences of actions, as opposed to good intent, as in virtue ethics, and as opposed to actions that are required or impermissible, as in deontological ethics.

Blog posts

• Ends Don't Justify Means (Among Humans)
• Torture vs. Dust Specks
• Deontology for Consequentialists by Alicorn
• Virtue Ethics for Consequentialists by Will Newsome
• Consequentialism Need Not Be Shortsighted by orthonormal

External links

• Consequentialism entry on Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Consequentialism FAQ by Yvain

See also

• Utilitarianism, expected utility
• Metaethics sequence
• Ethical injunction
• Shut up and multiply
• Hedons, utils, fuzzies