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The paradigm case of consequentialism is utilitarianism, whose classic proponents were Jeremy Bentham (1789), John Stuart Mill (1861), and Henry Sidgwick (1907). (For predecessors, see Schneewind 1990.) Classic utilitarians held hedonistic act consequentialism.
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plato.stanford.edu/entries/consequentialism/
plato.stanford.edu/entries/consequentialism/
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The theory of morality we can call full rule-consequentialism selects rules solely in terms of the goodness of their consequences and then claims that these rules determine which kinds of acts are morally wrong. George Berkeley was arguably the first rule-consequentialist.
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plato.stanford.edu/entries/consequentialism-rule/
plato.stanford.edu/entries/consequentialism-rule/
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www.iep.utm.edu/c/conseque.htm
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Ethics 10 - Consequentialism (Web exercise) ... ; Consequentialism bases our duties on consequences. This chapter focuses on two important consequentialist views: classical utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism.
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Consequentialism, on this view, does not dictate that we should be always calculating which of the available acts leads to the most good, but instead advises us to decide what to do in whichever manner it is that will lead to the best outcome.
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www.amirrorclear.net/academic/papers/decision-procedure...
www.amirrorclear.net/academic/papers/decision-procedures.pdf
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Stephen Darwell (Editor) ... ISBN: 978-0-631-23108-0 ... Includes an insightful discussion of central topics in consequentialism by John Rawls and Amartya Sen.
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www.wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=0631231080
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The question for the consequentialist to answer is, What is a good consequence and for whom is it good? Different attempts to answer this question give rise to distinct versions of Consequentialism:
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www.mc.maricopa.edu/~bfvaughan/text/lex/defs/consequent...
www.mc.maricopa.edu/~bfvaughan/text/lex/defs/consequentialism.html
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Glossary of Religion and Philosophy - consequentialism ... Consequentialism is any moral theory which argues that the morality of actions should be judged solely on the basis of the consequences. Thus, acts which have good consequences should be regarded as morally good and acts with bad consequences should be regarded...
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atheism.about.com/library/glossary/general/bldef_conseq...
atheism.about.com/library/glossary/general/bldef_consequentialism.htm
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Consequentialism is the view that morality is all about producing the right kinds of overall consequences. Here the phrase “overall consequences” of an action means everything the action brings about, including the action itself.
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