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nonconsequentialism

noun

Etymology

From non- + consequentialism.

  1. derived from consequens
  2. borrowed from conséquent
  3. suffixed as consequential — “consequent + ial”
  4. suffixed as consequentialism — “consequential + ism”
  5. prefixed as nonconsequentialism — “non + consequentialism”

Definitions

  1. An ethical theory that is based on the rightness or wrongness of actions and not…

    An ethical theory that is based on the rightness or wrongness of actions and not consequences.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA