Full Idea
What is crucial to morality are the good and evil effects of human actions, not their psychological causes.
Gist of Idea
What matters for morality is the effects of action, not the psychological causes
Source
John Kekes (Against Liberalism [1997], 03.4)
Book Reference
Kekes,John: 'Against Liberalism' [Cornell 1997], p.61
A Reaction
The context is his attack on the liberal idea that morality only concerns the actions of autonomous agents. Kekes says he is not a full consequentialist. He just urges that consequences be given greater weight. Even Kant must care about that.