Associations to the word «Consequentialism»

Wiktionary

CONSEQUENTIALISM, noun. (ethics) The ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses consequences of a particular action.
CONSEQUENTIALISM, noun. (ethics) 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.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.