- Act-consequentialist theory(as the broader ethical framework being discussed)
- A moral theory that judges whether an action is right or wrong based entirely on its consequences or outcomes, rather than on the action itself or the person's intentions.
- Consequentialist theory(as used in ethics)
- A moral theory that judges whether an action is right or wrong entirely based on its consequences or outcomes—for example, whether it produces the most happiness.
- Deontic verdicts(Used in the context of possibilism's method for determining moral obligations)
- Normative judgments about what agents are obligated, permitted, or forbidden to do.
- Non-consequentialist theory(as used in ethics)
- An ethical theory that judges actions based on something other than their outcomes—like following rules, duties, or virtues.
- Recast(in philosophy)
- To reformulate or rephrase something in a different form while keeping the same essential meaning.
- equivalent(Snowdon's proposed reading of 'equivalent' in the context of Hinton's argument about Neutral Experience Reports and Perception-Illusion disjunctions.)
- 'P' is equivalent to 'Q' if and only if it is a priori that necessarily (P if and only if Q).
- notational consequentializer(Contrasted with the pragmatic consequentializer)
- A consequentializer who argues that non-consequentialist theories can be assimilated into consequentialism via a notational or formal restatement, using the Extensional Equivalence Thesis as the first premise in an assimilation argument.