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Normative moral theory has three main approaches: deontological, virtue and:Read the answer and worked solution →The three approaches differ by their criterion: character, duty and:Read the answer and worked solution →A theory judging an action right by its outcome is:Read the answer and worked solution →A theory judging an action right when it follows the correct rule is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Normative moral theory has three main approaches: deontological, virtue and:

  1. Consequentialist
  2. Constitutional
  3. Conversational
  4. Confessional
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Correct answer: A. Consequentialist

1. Two of the three are named. 2. The third judges by outcomes. 3. That approach is consequentialist. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Philosophy, Chapter 9, Normative Moral Theory._

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The three approaches differ by their criterion: character, duty and:

  1. Constituencies
  2. Consequences
  3. Conveniences
  4. Conversations
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Correct answer: B. Consequences

1. Virtue looks at character. 2. Deontology looks at duty. 3. The third looks at consequences. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Philosophy, Chapter 9, Normative Moral Theory._

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A theory judging an action right by its outcome is:

  1. Consequentialism
  2. Constitutionalism
  3. Conversationalism
  4. Confessionalism
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Correct answer: A. Consequentialism

1. Rules and character are set aside. 2. Only the result counts. 3. That theory is consequentialism. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Philosophy, Chapter 9, Normative Moral Theory._

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