* Natural rights theories, such as those of John Locke or Robert Nozick, which hold that human beings have absolute, natural rights.

Consequentialism

Consequentialism argues that the morality of an action is contingent on the action's outcome or result. Consequentialist theories, varying in what they consider to be valuable (i.e., axiology), include:

* Utilitarianism

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