Running head; CONSEQUENTIALIST VS NON- CONSEQUENTIALIST
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Consequentialist vs Non-Consequentialist
Brandon Paynter
American National University
CONSEQUENTIALIST VS NON-CONSEQUENTIALIST
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Consequentialist vs Non-Consequentialist
Consequentialist and Non-Consequentialist are two different viewpoints of morality. In
the history of ethics, two major viewpoints emerge; the consequentialist (based on or
concerned with consequences) and non-consequentialist (not based on or concerned with
consequences). Traditionally these have been called the “teleological” and
“deontological” theories, but I’m going to refer to them as consequentialist and non–
