Elizabeth Anscombe coined the term "consequentialism" in a 1958 essay about the modern type of this field of philosophy. Henry Sidgwick outlined egoism, intuitionism, and universalism as the methods of this philosophical field. Joseph Fletcher proposed a type of this based on achieving agape (uh gah
Elizabeth Anscombe coined the term "consequentialism" in a 1958 essay about the modern type of this field of philosophy. Henry Sidgwick outlined egoism, intuitionism, and universalism as the methods of this philosophical field. Joseph Fletcher proposed a type of this based on achieving agape (uh gah PAY), which he called its "situational" type. Peter Singer wrote a book about the "practical" kind of this field, which considers the problem of whether to divert a trolley in the path of one person in order to save the lives of five others. For 10 points, name this branch of philosophy which considers how to determine right from wrong.
Elizabeth Anscombe coined the term "consequentialism" in a 1958 essay about the modern type of this field of philosophy.
{ethics} [or {morals}; or {morality}]