Consequentialism

A topic within Ethics & Moral Philosophy, itself one of 12 topics in that field and part of Philosophy.

Reading on Consequentialism

2 works

Book1785

The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy

William Paley

Derives moral rules from what a benevolent God would want for human happiness, arriving at a theological utilitarianism that grounds rightness in general welfare rather than individual conscience.

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Philosophy · Ethics & Moral Philosophy

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Book1789

An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

Jeremy Bentham

Grounds all morals and law in the single principle of utility, and proposes a felicific calculus for weighing the pleasure and pain an act produces.

link checked 17 Sept 2026Notes on this copy

Philosophy · Ethics & Moral Philosophy

FreeIntermediate

Reading on Consequentialism

The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy

An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

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