Consequentialism Is

Consequentialism is:

A) A normative theory according to which the rightness of an action depends ultimately on the consequences of performing that action or on the consequences of something closely connected to the action, such as a rule that permits the action.
B) A type of deontology that focuses on only on the most serious obligations, such as the obligation to treat persons as ends in themselves and never merely as means.
C) A metaethical view according to which an individual's moral obligations depend on the moral beliefs of his or her culture, but the correctness of those beliefs depends on the effects of everyone accepting those beliefs.
D) A view in applied ethics according to which all moral reasoning must be conducted solely in terms of the consequences of the specific actions being considered.