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- Consequentialism = whether an act is morally right depends only on consequences (as opposed to the circumstances or the intrinsic nature of the act or anything that happens before the act).
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Deontologists attempt to establish our moral duties, the set of rules that are morally binding, and using these we can guide our behavior and choices. Later deontologists —for instance, W. D. Ross (1877–1971)—argue that consequences are morally relevant when considered in light of our moral duties.
Oct 16, 2019 · Moral Responsibility. Making judgments about whether a person is morally responsible for her behavior, and holding others and ourselves responsible for actions and the consequences of actions, is a fundamental and familiar part of our moral practices and our interpersonal relationships.
If an action produces consequences a person didn’t intend or foresee and so does harm, they are still morally at fault, even if at the time it seemed reasonable to assume those outcomes wouldn’t happen. For utilitarians, an agent’s intent and character are not morally relevant factors.
Sep 15, 2003 · 1. The Philosophical Importance of Moral Reasoning. 1.1 Defining “Moral Reasoning” 1.2 Empirical Challenges to Moral Reasoning. 1.3 Situating Moral Reasoning. 1.4 Gaining Moral Insight from Studying Moral Reasoning. 1.5 How Distinct Is Moral Reasoning from Practical Reasoning in General? 2. General Philosophical Questions about Moral Reasoning.
Consequentialism is contrasted with theories of moral evaluation that either hold that consequences are not relevant in determining the moral quality of one's actions; or that consequences are only partly relevant, and that other considerations matter in determinations of moral quality.
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If only foreseen consequences are morally relevant, intended consequences have no separate moral significance.
Sep 14, 2018 · Our first lens focuses on consequences, capturing a set of theories that are classed as types of consequentialism. As we shall see, consequentialists can have very different views of what counts as good or bad consequences.
