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Maximizing Consequentialism

Maximizing Consequentialism is a normative ethical theory within consequentialism that specifies an action is morally required if and only if it produces the greatest overall balance of good over bad consequences compared to all alternative actions.

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9

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Consequentialize This

Campbell Brown · Ethics · 2011 · 215 citations · Full text

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Can an act-consequentialist theory be agent relative?

Douglas W. Portmore · CSUN ScholarWorks (California State University, Northridge) · 2001 · 59 citations · Full text

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Finite Beings, Finite Goods: The Semantics, Metaphysics and Ethics of Naturalist Consequentialism, Part II

R. N. Boyd · Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · 2003 · 53 citations

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The Foundations of Godwinian Impartiality

Robert Lamb · Utilitas · 2006 · 49 citations · Full text

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A Consequentialist Distinction between What We Ought to Do and Ought to Try

Ingmar Persson · Utilitas · 2008 · 42 citations

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Authors

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  1. RL
    Robert Lamb

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 49 citations

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  2. RB
    Rachael Briggs

    Stanford University, United States

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  3. JG
    Joshua Gert

    William & Mary, United States

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  4. RN
    R. N. Boyd

    The Ohio State University, United States

    1 publications · 53 citations

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  5. TM
    Tim Mulgan

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    1 publications · 26 citations

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Institutions

9

  1. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

  2. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    20 citations

  3. University of the West of Scotland

    Paisley, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  4. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    53 citations

  6. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    42 citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  8. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

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Venues

  1. Utilitas

    4 publications · 126 citations

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  2. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

    PPR · 1 publications · 53 citations

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  3. JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  4. Public Health Ethics

    PHE · 1 publications · 20 citations

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  5. Ethics

    1 publications · 215 citations

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