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单词 consequentialism
释义

consequentialism

noun

con·​se·​quen·​tial·​ism ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen(t)-shə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce consequentialism (audio)
: the theory that the value and especially the moral value of an act should be judged by the value of its consequences
consequentialist
ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen(t)-shə-ˌlist How to pronounce consequentialism (audio)
adjective or noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Moreover, while Robinson is willing to come right out and embrace judicial consequentialism, the entirety of the Democratic Caucus in the Senate is willing to do so implicitly. Isaac Schorr, National Review, 29 Sep. 2020 In their pursuit of survival, men and women employ Machiavellian game theory and adopt a bleak consequentialism. Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019 In moral philosophy, this approach, distinct from virtue ethics, is called consequentialism. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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