Consequentialism As a name for any ethical theory or for the class of ethical theories that evaluate actions by the value of the consequences of the actions, In Utilitarianism: For and Against, edited by J. J. C. Smart and B. Williams. Cambridge, U.K.:...

. Doctrine that the rightness of an act is to be judged solely in terms of its consequences, either actual or expected. A weaker form holds that there are no moral principles which cannot at least sometimes be legitimately overridden because of the...

As a general category of ethical or moral theories, consequentialism refers to theories that evaluate rightness or wrongness based exclusively on the consequences or effects of an act or acts. Consequentialist theories may differ over what kinds of...

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L.A. Consequential Hipsters and hustlers, actors and addicts: Wanda Coleman's new short-story collection Jazz and Twelve O'clock Tales By Wanda Coleman Black Sparrow, 160 pp. $22.95 Are the 13 short stories in Wanda Coleman's Jazz and Twelve O'clock Tales good enough to make...

In the movie classic, "It's a Wonderful Life," Jimmy Stewart plays a goodhearted, self-sacrificing man who is convinced that his life is not worth living. Then, an angel shows Jimmy what a hell his home town would be had he not lived. ...

The White House on Sunday disagreed with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's claim that the Iraq war was "the worst foreign policy mistake" in U.S. history.White House press secretary Tony Snow said it was important to remove Saddam Hussein from power and noted that a...

The Clinton campaign is playing up the idea that the results of Iowa have historically been an aberration. "Well, you know Iowa does not have the best track record in determining who the party's nominee is," Hillary said earlier today. "Everybody knows that." Except she's...