Consequentialism is an ethical theory that judges the moral rightness of an action based on its consequences. This video is part of Ethics Defined, a lively library of more than 50 ethical terms and concepts from Ethics Unwrapped, available at https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/glossary

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