Philosophy 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Logical Truth, Consequentialism

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 1020
• Professor: Dennis Klimchuk

Document Summary

Consequentialism: the goodness and badness, rightness or wrongness of an action (policy, law etc. ) is determined by the goodness or badness of its consequences. Utilitarianism: species of consequentialism; it adds a measure of goodness and badness, rightness and wrongness. An action may be said to be conformable to the principle of utility when the tendency it has to augment the happiness of the community is greater than any it has to diminish it" ch1, paragraph 6. Those are good if the consequences are good.