Consequentialism
The consequentialist approach to distributive justice
Consequentialism states that an action may only be right if its consequences have good results or are better than that of a different action which includes not doing anything. Therefore one can conclude that consequentialism is that the validation of actions is to be found in consequences.
The consequentialist approach has both positive and negative sides to it. Some of the arguments for consequentialism are: * Many may see actions as being a temporary thing that is soon forgotten or has disappeared for all time, therefore one may reason that in the long-term just the results remain, hence, the main aspect that mainly matters with regards to an action is its results. In this case consequentialism seems so be grasped but consequentialism states that actions are important because they are amongst their own consequences, and that in the long-term, results do not remain and are not certain. In the case of Julius Malema, he profited unfairly and inappropriately from the manipulation of profitable public works contracts, he did not think about the long-term results therefore the results or consequences were uncertain and this resulted in his detractors not trusting him. If Julius Malema had taken a consequential approach he would have considered the end results or consequences that could have happened therefore enabling him to make better decisions.
* Morality is another argument for consequentialism. Being moral involves doing your greatest to do what is right as well as being concerned about people both equally and without bias as you can i.e. benefitting people as much as you can. In the case of Shauwn Mpisane, she made illegal decisions for her own gain. She was given tenders worth R455 million with regards to the city’s contentious legislation which permits it to avoid the normal tender processes which may have been the reason as to why she was able to give a cash transfer of R5.63 million so that
Consequentialism states that an action may only be right if its consequences have good results or are better than that of a different action which includes not doing anything. Therefore one can conclude that consequentialism is that the validation of actions is to be found in consequences.
The consequentialist approach has both positive and negative sides to it. Some of the arguments for consequentialism are: * Many may see actions as being a temporary thing that is soon forgotten or has disappeared for all time, therefore one may reason that in the long-term just the results remain, hence, the main aspect that mainly matters with regards to an action is its results. In this case consequentialism seems so be grasped but consequentialism states that actions are important because they are amongst their own consequences, and that in the long-term, results do not remain and are not certain. In the case of Julius Malema, he profited unfairly and inappropriately from the manipulation of profitable public works contracts, he did not think about the long-term results therefore the results or consequences were uncertain and this resulted in his detractors not trusting him. If Julius Malema had taken a consequential approach he would have considered the end results or consequences that could have happened therefore enabling him to make better decisions.
* Morality is another argument for consequentialism. Being moral involves doing your greatest to do what is right as well as being concerned about people both equally and without bias as you can i.e. benefitting people as much as you can. In the case of Shauwn Mpisane, she made illegal decisions for her own gain. She was given tenders worth R455 million with regards to the city’s contentious legislation which permits it to avoid the normal tender processes which may have been the reason as to why she was able to give a cash transfer of R5.63 million so that