deontology

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These limitations can be derived from a variety of moral theories-virtue theory, deontology, consequentialism, situationism and others.

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  1. noun Ethical theory concerned with duties and rights.

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  • In moral philosophy, contractarian ethics are usually viewed as a form of deontology. —  Legal Theory Blog
  • Scanlon's contractarian deontology could be contrasted with Kant's idea that the content of morality can be specified by the categorical imperative, one formulation of which is "act so that the maxim of your action could be willed as a universal law of nature." —  Legal Theory Blog
  • Outside of deontology, contractarian ethics competes with consequentialisms of various forms, most prominently utilitarianism. —  Legal Theory Blog
  • Ethics, of course, offers up a number of ways to go about deliberating over ethical / moral issues: utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, feminist ethics, etc. —  Phronesisaical
  • These limitations can be derived from a variety of moral theories-virtue theory, deontology, consequentialism, situationism and others. —  MercatorNet
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  1. Greek deon, deont-, obligation, necessity (from neuter present participle of dein, to need, lack; see deu-1 in Indo-European roots) + -logy.

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  1. =F. déontologie; from Greek δέον (δεοντ-), that which is binding, needful, right, proper (neuter present participle of δεῖ, it is necessary, it behooves), + -λογία, from λέγειν, speak: see -ology.
 

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/diɑnˈtɑlədʒi/
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