Consequentialism is an ethical theory that judges whether or not something is right by what its consequences are. For instance, most people would agree that lying is wrong. But if telling a lie would help save a person’s life, consequentialism says it’s the right thing to do.
Q. What is your understanding about the phrase end justifies the means explain according to egoism and utilitarianism?
A common expression of this idea is the end justifies the means, so whatever action is required to create a positive outcome is therefore moral. According to utilitarianism, an action is moral if it produces the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Utilitarianism is all about the majority, the greater good.
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- Q. What is your understanding about the phrase end justifies the means explain according to egoism and utilitarianism?
- Q. What are the advantages of consequentialism?
- Q. What makes an action good or evil?
- Q. What makes an action right or wrong?
- Q. How can we tell if the action is moral?
- Q. What kind of actions are morally right wrong?
Q. What are the advantages of consequentialism?
Consequentialism is an attractive ethical approach because it provides clear and practical guidance – at least in situations where outcomes are easy to predict. The theory is also impartial.
Q. What makes an action good or evil?
There are actions, their consequences, and the society’s perception. If our actions are for the benefit of others, then they are good. However, if they are harmful to any, they’re bad.
Q. What makes an action right or wrong?
…that holds that the moral rightness or wrongness of an action should be ascertained in terms of the action’s consequences. According to one common formulation, an action is right if it would promote a greater amount of happiness for a greater number of people than would any other action performable…
Q. How can we tell if the action is moral?
To know if something complex is moral, we need to know not only the action but the cause, the mind-set of the person taking the action, and the intended effect. Moral knowledge can be derived from measuring the impressions a person has about an action, and investigating the thinking of the person who made the action.
Q. What kind of actions are morally right wrong?
Morally wrong acts are activities such as murder, theft, rape, lying, and breaking promises. Other descriptions would be that they are morally prohibited, morally impermissible, acts one ought not to do, and acts one has a duty to refrain from doing. Morally right acts are activities that are allowed.
