(November 7, 2016 at 10:34 am)Rhythm Wrote: The real world consequences of -not- sticking to my principles is the downward spiral of presidential candidates that's given us the two turds we see before us.
Rule consequentalism: The view that the best consequences come through sticking to your principles.
Wikipedia Wrote:In general, consequentialist theories focus on actions. However, this need not be the case. Rule consequentialism is a theory that is sometimes seen as an attempt to reconcile deontology and consequentialism—and in some cases, this is stated as a criticism of rule consequentialism. Like deontology, rule consequentialism holds that moral behavior involves following certain rules. However, rule consequentialism chooses rules based on the consequences that the selection of those rules have.