Welfarism's a form of consequentialism. Like all forms of consequentialism, welfarism's based on the premise that actions, policies, and/or rules should be evaluated on the basis of their consequences. Welfarism's the view that the morally significant consequences are impacts on human welfare. There're many different understandings of human welfare, but the term "welfarism"'s usually associated with the economic conception of welfare. Economists usually think of individual welfare in terms of ut… (More on Welfarism)