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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Relating to deontology.

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  • adjective Pertaining to deontology.

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  • adjective ethics Of or relating to deontology.

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Examples

  • Please note that I used the term deontological before you did.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge 2010

  • Of course, declaring ourselves all utilitarians won't look good with either the natural rights crowd or the current mainstream of moral philosophy which is mired in deontological intuition-pumping.

    Empiricism and Dogma, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • This process of reasoning is "deontological" -- that is, it cannot be subsumed under a simple model of maximizing rationality.

    Social agency and rational choice Daniel Little 2009

  • This process of reasoning is "deontological" -- that is, it cannot be subsumed under a simple model of maximizing rationality.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Daniel Little 2009

  • Please note that I used the term deontological before you did.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge 2010

  • And Kant's own views have typically been classified as deontological precisely because they have seemed to reverse this priority and deny just what such theories assert.

    Kant's Moral Philosophy Johnson, Robert 2008

  • Legitimization refers to a deontological factor, the role of values.

    THE MORAL DIMENSION Amitai Etzioni 1988

  • “Normative” refers to the deontological prescriptive aspect of behavior, to ought-to statements, as distinct from positive, “are” statements.

    THE MORAL DIMENSION Amitai Etzioni 1988

  • Legitimization refers to a deontological factor, the role of values.

    THE MORAL DIMENSION Amitai Etzioni 1988

  • “Normative” refers to the deontological prescriptive aspect of behavior, to ought-to statements, as distinct from positive, “are” statements.

    THE MORAL DIMENSION Amitai Etzioni 1988

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