Consequence may refer to:
- In logic, consequence relation, also known as logical consequence, or entailment
- In operant conditioning, a result of some behavior
- Consequentialism, a theory in philosophy in which the morality of an act is determined by its effects
- Unintended consequence
- Punishment - an imposed consequence
Read more about Consequence: In Arts, Plural Form, Consequent
Famous quotes containing the word consequence:
“It’s a particular Observation I have always made, That of all Mortals, a Critick is the silliest; for by inuring himself to examine all Things, whether they are of Consequence or not, he never looks upon any Thing but with a Design of passing Sentence upon it; by which Means, he is never a Companion, but always a Censor.”
—Richard Steele (1672–1729)
“I cannot be indifferent to the assassination of a member of my profession, We should be obliged to shut up business if we, the Kings, were to consider the assassination of Kings as of no consequence at all.”
—Edward VII (1841–1910)
“The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.”
—John Philpot Curran (1750–1817)