consequentialist
- a word derived from consequentialism.
Example Sentences
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The consequentialist analysis cuts both ways, of course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
There are three main approaches to normative moral theory: consequentialist, deontological, and virtue ethics.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory developed by Jeremy Bentham and later modified by John Stuart Mill.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Next, there was the consequentialist or utilitarian approach, which is the view that actions should be judged as right or wrong based on the extent they increase human well-being.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2019
McMahan is what philosophers call a consequentialist, which means that, morally speaking, one judges conduct by its consequences.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2018
