Proceduralism

Proceduralism: A generic pattern of leading philosophies of value which assume that universal values can only be implicit in or decided by procedures of argument (i.e., “contractarian” models of justice and norms of “the ideal speech situation”), and whose rational “procedures” distinguish the different schools (i.e., self-maximizing choice versus undistorted consent).

Source: What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: Oxford, 2004-11.