What is consequentialism?
A) A family of normative theories that evaluate each action in terms of the effects of performing that action or the effects of something else, such as having a rule that permits that action.
B) A branch of utilitarianism according to which each action is to be evaluated according to the total amount of happiness and unhappiness that it creates.
C) A type of virtue ethics according to which virtuous character traits are those that produce good consequences for the person who has them.
D) A normative theory that focuses primarily on whether someone is a good or bad person, which is assessed in terms of whether the person makes the world a better or worse place.

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Consequentialism is a family of normative ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for any judgment about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right act (or omission) is one that will produce a good outcome, or consequence.

What Is Consequentialism