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                      DEFINITION                                                                                                               COMMON USES AREA



                    Ethical theory that                                                                                                       Moral framework that can be

              determines right from wrong                                                                                                    used to justify military force or

              by focusing on outcomes. It                                                                                                                    war.

                        is a form of                                                                                                           It is also the most common

                    consequentialism.                                                                                                         approach to moral reasoning

                                                                                                                                            used in business because of the

                                                                                                                                               way in which it accounts for


                                                                                                                                                    costs and benefits.
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