seurausnäkökulma
Seurausnäkökulma, often translated as consequentialism, is a class of ethical theories that judges the morality of an action based solely on its outcomes or consequences. In consequentialist ethics, the rightness or wrongness of an act is determined by the goodness or badness of the results that flow from it. If an action produces good consequences, it is considered morally right; if it produces bad consequences, it is considered morally wrong. This contrasts with deontological ethics, which focuses on duties and rules, and virtue ethics, which emphasizes character.
There are several variations of consequentialism. Utilitarianism is perhaps the most well-known form, arguing that the
A key challenge for consequentialism is predicting and evaluating all potential outcomes of an action, as consequences