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  2. Consequentialism - Wikipedia

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    An example of this is the slippery-slope argument, which encourages others to avoid a specified act on the grounds that it may ultimately lead to undesirable consequences. [ 32 ] Often "negative" consequentialist theories assert that reducing suffering is more important than increasing pleasure.

  3. Hannover Principles - Wikipedia

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    Insist on the right of humanity and nature to co-exist in a healthy, supportive, diverse and sustainable condition. Recognize interdependence. Respect relationships between spirit and matter. Accept responsibility for the consequences of design decisions upon human well-being, the viability of natural systems and their right to co-exist.

  4. Marx's theory of human nature - Wikipedia

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    Its conception of human nature and human good overlooks the need for self-identity than which nothing is more essentially human." (p. 173, see especially sections 6 and 7). The consequence of this is held to be that "Marx and his followers have underestimated the importance of phenomena, such as religion and nationalism, which satisfy the need ...

  5. Kantian ethics - Wikipedia

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    She argues that the rejection of certain principles, such as deception and coercion, provides a starting point for basic conceptions of justice, which she argues are more determinate for human beings that the more abstract principles of equality or liberty. Nevertheless, she concedes that these principles may seem to be excessively demanding ...

  6. Unintended consequences - Wikipedia

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    Influenced by 19th century positivism [5] and Charles Darwin's evolution, for both Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx, the idea of uncertainty and chance in social dynamics (and thus unintended consequences beyond results of perfectly defined laws) was only apparent, (if not rejected) since social actions were directed and produced by deliberate human intention.

  7. Altruism (ethics) - Wikipedia

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    Altruism is often seen as a form of consequentialism, as it indicates that an action is ethically right if it brings good consequences to others. [7] Altruism may be seen as similar to utilitarianism, however an essential difference is that the latter prescribes acts that maximize good consequences for all of society, while altruism prescribes maximizing good consequences for everyone except ...

  8. California mother, teen son found beaten to death in home as ...

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    The bodies of a California mother of three and her 19-year-old son were found dead by her daughter days before the family was set to celebrate Christmas.

  9. Consequence argument - Wikipedia

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    In philosophy, the consequence argument is an argument against compatibilism popularised by American philosopher Peter van Inwagen. The argument claims that if agents have no control over the facts of the past, then the agent has no control of the consequences of those facts.