What is Consequentialism? | Gentleman Thinker
Let’s explain one of the most famous types of philosophical ethical theory, and how it helps us find what morality consists in.
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@abhishalsharma1628
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Is Consequentialism and Teleology the same?
@SuzanaMantovaniCerqueira
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
I hate “utilitarism” !!
@FurryTailor
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Would love a revisit on this and the practicalities it produces, hedonistic utilitarianism / effective altruism / veganism etc
@evasampaio8776
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
🦋🦋
@cooper8617
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Nice
@rowenkariya
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
You earlier mentioned that you were going to do a video about Sam Harris and consequentialism, was it this video?
@whitegarrett65
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
As I very much enjoy your content and know you to be the most prudent and effective person to ask this of, would you please do me the favor of listing a book or two that would embody the 'other side' of the arguments represented in The Communist Manifesto? Thanks so much (:
@unvergebeneid
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
I think it's funny that we seem to have this urge to develop the one true guiding principle of ethics when such a simple thing as consequentialism vs. deontology makes it clear that no one principle can ever give us a concept of morality that's even remotely close to what we feel is adequate.
"He tried to shoot me in the head but missed? Oh well, never mind then, let's have a coffee." I don't think so.
"Who cares if the crane operator dropped that block of concrete on her colleague by accident or intentionally? It's life in prison, buddy!" Nah, doesn't sit right.
@elliottmcollins
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
As an American, gotta be honest, this sounds the same as your usual accent.
@alvaroa.fuentes9064
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
LIBERTARIANISM = CONSEQUENTIALISM
@dford192
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
As a VE sympathetic/enthusiastic person myself I'd love to see one of these on VE!
Do you have any readings you'd recommend for better understanding VE? Any size is fine.
Thanks. 🙂
@ALLANX7
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
covers a lot of things sexy
@machinimarockshard
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
I'm very consequentialist, I'd let half the entire planets population die out fit it meant society would become exponentially better for those left alive.
@Chloetaylor7823
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Congratulations on 50,000 subscribers!
@ChristianGonzalezCapizzi
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
I'd love to see a video on some of those theories that are a mix of the three. I believe Daniel Parfit wrote on this in "On What Matters"
@AlanKey86
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
I was discussing this with my wife just this morning.
When we have our baby, we've decided not to share his day to day activities/existence on social media i.e. uploading endless photos of him, posting daily updates about him etc.
My reasons are to respect the child's privacy. I don't like the thought that, in 10 years time, our child's life might've been made semi-public on the internet without his consent. My wife is fully on board with this policy but not out of any moral standpoint per se. She just doesn't use Facebook, Instagram or Twitter very often.
This got me thinking – is my active decision to refrain from sharing details of someone elses life on social media as "Good" as my wife's natural inclination to just not really broadcast with social media in the first place?
The consequences are the same. It's just that I'll have to restrain myself and my wife won't. There is, of course, the separate issue of "Is it ok for parents to post photos of their small children on social media?"
@Orthologist
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
that was quick…
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