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Exactly - certain means are perhaps inherently not justifiable. Consequentialism vs. other competing philosophical stances. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conse
by manifestsilence 10y ago
Exactly - certain means are perhaps inherently not justifiable. Consequentialism vs. other competing philosophical stances.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequentialism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequentialism
- saint_fiasco 10y agoI see. So the interesting moral claim is not "the end justify the means" (which is too obvious) but rather "For every mean there exists at least one end that can justify it", which is controversial.