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consequentialism  

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  • Consequentialism is the term employed to describe the view that consequences are what matter for moral, social, or political justification. The view can be applied to various objects of moral assessment (e.g., to individual actions or to the policies and institutions of the state). [Source: The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism; Consequentialism]

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