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Consequentialism: Consequentialism in ethics is a theory that judges the morality of an action based on its consequences. See also Ethics, Deontology._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Peter Singer on Consequentialism - Dictionary of Arguments
I 2 Consequentialism/ConsequentialismVsDeonology/P. Singer: Consequentialism does not begin with rules, but with goals, unlike deontology. The best-known consequentialism, though not the only one, is utilitarianism. >Utilitarianism, >Preferential utilitarianism, >Deontology, >Ethics, >Morality._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
SingerP I Peter Singer Practical Ethics (Third Edition) Cambridge 2011 SingerP II P. Singer The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically. New Haven 2015 |