different between communism vs consequentialism

English

Alternative forms

• Communism

Etymology

A calque of the German word Kommunismus (from Marx and Engels's Manifesto of the Communist Party, published in 1848), in turn a calque of the French word communisme, which was formed from commun (“common”) (from Latin comm?nis) and the suffix -isme (“-ism”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?m.ju?n?zm?/

Noun

communism (countable and uncountable, plural communisms)

1. Any political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively.

   Synonym: (dated, rare) aspheterism
2. Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
3. The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.

Usage notes

• See also the definitions of Communism.

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Further reading

• "communism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 73.

English

Etymology

consequential +? -ism, coined by British analytic philosopher G. E. M. Ascombe in 1958.

Noun

consequentialism (countable and uncountable, plural consequentialisms)

1. (ethics) The ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses consequences of a particular action or cause.
2. (ethics) The belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment about an action. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right action is one that produces a good outcome, or consequence.

See also

• deontology

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