Moral absolutism is an
ethical view that particular
actions are intrinsically right or wrong. Stealing, for instance, might be considered to be always
immoral, even if done for the well-being of others (e.g., stealing food to feed a starving family), and even if it does in the end promote such a good. Moral absolutism stands in contrast to other categories of
normative ethical theories such as
consequentialism, which holds that the
morality (in the wide sense) of an act depends on the consequences or the context of the act.