CONSEQUENTIALISM

Forro, Ray Mark

Gonatice, Stephanie Dimple
Tumbagahan, Ellaine
 Consequentialism
• Is a theory that suggests an action is
good or bad depending on its
outcome.
• For instance, most people would agree
that lying is wrong. But if telling a lie
would help save a person’s life,
consequentialism says it’s the right
thing to do.
 Utilitarianism
• Judges consequences by a
“greatest good for the greatest
number” standard.
Example: the Trolley Problem
• Imagine there is a trolley heading toward a
group of 5 workers on the tracks. You are
sitting in a control center several miles
away, and you have a button that can
switch the trolley onto another track where
there’s only 1 worker. If you flip the
switch, one person will die. If you do
nothing, 5 people will die. Should you flip
the switch?
 Hedonism
• philosophy of pleasure. It
means doing whatever brings
you the greatest amount of
pleasure, regardless of any
other effects.
Example
• If you’ve ever eaten too much candy at one
time, you know how this works. You may
enjoy the candy at the time, but soon after
you get a terrible stomach-ache, and in the
long run, your teeth will rot away.