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    This document discusses different theories around whether the consequences of an action determine its morality or if other factors like intentions are more important. It compares consequentialism, which focuses on outcomes, to deontology, which considers rules and duties. It also examines how intentions versus accidental effects and known versus unknown outcomes influence moral judgments.

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    This document discusses different theories around whether the consequences of an action determine its morality or if other factors like intentions are more important. It compares consequentialism, which focuses on outcomes, to deontology, which considers rules and duties. It also examines how intentions versus accidental effects and known versus unknown outcomes influence moral judgments.

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    This document discusses different theories around whether the consequences of an action determine its morality or if other factors like intentions are more important. It compares consequentialism, which focuses on outcomes, to deontology, which considers rules and duties. It also examines how intentions versus accidental effects and known versus unknown outcomes influence moral judgments.

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    Are consequences relevant to whether an action is moral or not?

    Description of consequentialism
    Consquentialism vs deontology
    Distal/proximate effects
    Known/Unknown effects
    Accidental effects from bad intention moral?
    Intention to cause good effects is true morality

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