Which of the Following BEST Summarizes Consequentialist Theories

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST summarizes consequentialist theories?

• A) Consequentialist theories rate actions by how consequential or important they are, with more consequential actions being better.
• B) Consequentialist theories consider actions to be good when they produce good consequences. Different consequentialist theories specify different kinds of consequences as being good consequences.
• C) Consequentialist theories consider actions to be good when most persons believe they are good, even if other persons disagree about what is good.
• D) Consequentialist theories remind us that actions have consequences, and so they support punishment for morally wrong actions, with no exceptions.

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Definitions:

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