Consequence may refer to:

Philosophy, science and social sciences

Logical consequence Logical consequence (also entailment or logical implication) is a fundamental concept in logic which describes the relationship between statement (logic), statements that hold true when one statement logically ''follows from'' one or more stat ...

, also known as a ''consequence relation'', or ''entailment'' * Consequent, in logic, the second half of a hypothetical proposition or consequences *

Consequentialism In moral philosophy, consequentialism is a class of normative, teleological ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for judgement about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. Thus, from a ...

, a theory in philosophy in which the morality of an act is determined by its effects *

Unintended consequences In the social sciences, unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences, more colloquially called knock-on effects) are outcomes of a purposeful action that are not intended or foreseen. The term was po ...

* Consequence, in

operant conditioning Operant conditioning, also called instrumental conditioning, is a learning process in which voluntary behaviors are modified by association with the addition (or removal) of reward or aversive stimuli. The frequency or duration of the behavior ma ...

, a result of some behavior

Film and television

Films

* '' Anjaam'' (English: ''Consequence''), a 1994 Hindi film * ''Consequence'', a 2003 film directed by Anthony Hickox * '' The Consequence'' (''Die Konsequenz''), a 1977 West German film * ''Consequences'' (1918 film), a British silent comedy film * ''Consequences'' (2018 film), a Slovenian drama film

Television episodes

* "Consequences" (''8 Simple Rules''), 2004 * "Consequences" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), 1999 * "Consequences" (''CSI: NY''), 2006 * "Consequences" (''Most Beautiful Thing''), 2019 (the series is also known as ''Girls from Ipanema'') * "Consequences" (''Static Shock''), 2003

Games

* Consequences (game), a parlour game

Literature

* ''Consequences'' (novel), a 1919 novel by E. M. Delafield * "Consequences" (Cather story), a 1915 short story by Willa Cather * "Consequences" (Kipling story), an 1888 short story by Rudyard Kipling

Music

* ''Consequence'' (publication), a music website * Consequence (rapper) (born 1977), American rapper * Consequent

phrase In grammar, a phrasecalled expression in some contextsis a group of words or singular word acting as a grammatical unit. For instance, the English language, English expression "the very happy squirrel" is a noun phrase which contains the adject ...

, in music theory, the second half of a period

Albums

* ''Consequence'' (album), by Jackie McLean, or the title track, 2005 * ''Consequences'' (Dave Burrell album), 2006 * ''Consequences'' (Endwell album) or the title song, 2009 * ''Consequences'' (Godley & Creme album), 1977 * ''Consequences'' (Joan Armatrading album) or the title song, 2021 * ''Consequences'' (The Missionary Position album), 2012 * ''Consequences'' (New York Contemporary Five album) or the title track, 1963 * ''Consequences'' (Peter Hammill album), 2012 * ''ConSequences'' (Raphe Malik album), 1999

Songs

* "Consequence", by the Notwist from '' Neon Golden'', 2002 * "The Consequence", by You Me At Six from '' Hold Me Down'', 2010 * "Consequences" (song), by Camila Cabello, 2018 * "Consequences", by Lovejoy from '' Wake Up & It's Over'', 2023 * "Consequences", by Years & Years from '' Night Call'', 2022 {{disambiguation