What is Consequentialism?
'''Consequentialism''' is a theory in the field of [[ethics]]. It says that the moral value of an action can be judged by looking at the consequences it has.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2019/entries/consequentialism/|title=The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|last=Sinnott-Armstrong|first=Walter|date=2019|publisher=Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University|editor-last=Zalta|editor-first=Edward N.|edition=Summer 2019}}</ref> One of the big consequentialist theories is called [[utilitarianism]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=MacAskill|first=William|date=2021|title=Elements and Types of Utilitarianism|url=https://www.utilitarianism.net/types-of-utilitarianism#consequentialism|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Introduction to Utilitarianism: An Online Textbook|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Philosophy topics}} {{stub}} [[category:Ethics]] [[Category:Philosophical movements and positions]]