Consequence may refer to:
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Logical consequence, also known as a ''consequence relation'', or ''entailment''
* In
operant conditioning, a result of some behavior
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Consequentialism
In ethical philosophy, consequentialism is a class of normative, teleological ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for judgment about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. Thus, fro ...
, a theory in philosophy in which the morality of an act is determined by its effects
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Unintended consequences
In the social sciences, unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences) are outcomes of a purposeful action that are not intended or foreseen. The term was popularised in the twentieth century by Ameri ...
* In logic, a
consequent
A consequent is the second half of a hypothetical proposition. In the standard form of such a proposition, it is the part that follows "then". In an implication, if ''P'' implies ''Q'', then ''P'' is called the antecedent and ''Q'' is called ...
is the second half of a hypothetical proposition or consequences
* Consequent (music), the second half of a
period (music)
In music, the term period refers to certain types of recurrence in small-scale formal structure. In twentieth-century music scholarship, the term is usually used as defined by the ''Oxford Companion to Music'': "a period consists of two phrases ...
Games
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Consequences (game)
Consequences is an old parlour game in a similar vein to the Surrealist game '' exquisite corpse'' and ''Mad Libs
Mad Libs is a phrasal template word game created by Leonard Stern and Roger Price. It consists of one player prompting others ...
, a parlour game
Fiction
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''Consequences'' (novel), a 1919 novel by E. M. Delafield
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"Consequences" (Kipling story), an 1888 short story by Rudyard Kipling
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"Consequences" (Cather story), a 1915 short story by Willa Cather
Film and TV
* ''
Die Konsequenz
''Die Konsequenz'' (''The Consequence'') is a 1977 West German made for television film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. The screenplay is an adaptation of the 1975 autobiographical novel of the same name by Alexander Ziegler. The film premiered ...
'' (English: ''The Consequence''), a 1977 West German film
* ''Anjaam'' (English: ''Consequence''), a 1994 Hindi film
* ''Anjaam (1940 film)'', an earlier Hindi film of the same name
* Consequence (film), a 2003 action thriller film starring Armand Assante
* Consequences (1918 film), ''Consequences'' (1918 film), a 1918 British silent comedy film
* Consequences (2018 film), ''Consequences'' (2018 film), a 2018 Slovenian drama film
* Consequences (CSI: NY)
* Consequences (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), "Consequences" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a 1999 episode of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
* Consequences (8 Simple Rules episode)
Music
* Consequence (rapper) (born 1977), American rapper from Queens, NY
* Consequence (publication), ''Consequence'' (publication), formerly ''Consequence of Sound'', a music website
Albums
* Consequence (album), ''Consequence'' (album), a 2005 album by jazz saxophonist Jackie McLean
* Consequences (New York Contemporary Five album), ''Consequences'' (New York Contemporary Five album), 1963
* Consequences (Dave Burrell album), ''Consequences'' (Dave Burrell album), 2006
* ConSequences (Raphe Malik album), ''ConSequences'' (Raphe Malik album), 1999
* Consequences (Endwell album), ''Consequences'' (Endwell album)
* Consequences (Godley & Creme album), ''Consequences'' (Godley & Creme album), 1977
* Consequences (The Missionary Position album), ''Consequences'' (The Missionary Position album), 2012
* Consequences (Peter Hammill album), ''Consequences'' (Peter Hammill album), 2012
* Consequences (Joan Armatrading album), ''Consequences'' (Joan Armatrading album), 2021
Songs
* "The Consequence", a song by You Me At Six, from the album ''Hold Me Down''
* Consequences (song), "Consequences" (song) by Camila Cabello, from her eponymous album ''Camila'' (2018)
* ''Consequence'', a song by German band The Notwist from the 2002 album ''Neon Golden''
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