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Deontological — De*on to*log ic*al, a. Pertaining to deontology. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deontological — ethics … Philosophy dictionary
deontological — (|)de|äntə|läjə̇kəl, təl|ä adjective 1. : of, relating to, or based on deontology : deontic 2. : that considers moral obligations to be knowable by intuition and without reference to conceptions of the good a deontological ethical theory… … Useful english dictionary
deontological ethic — deontological ethics … Philosophy dictionary
Deontological ethics — Deontic redirects here. For the linguistic term, see Linguistic modality. Deontological ethics or deontology (from Greek deon, obligation, duty ; and logia) is an approach to ethics that judges the morality of an action based on the action s… … Wikipedia
Deontological libertarianism — Part of a series on Libertarianism … Wikipedia
deontological ethics — the branch of ethics dealing with right action and the nature of duty, without regard to the goodness or value of motives or the desirability of the ends of any act. Cf. axiological ethics. * * * Ethical theories that maintain that the moral… … Universalium
deontological ethics — Ethics based on the notion of a duty, or what is right, or rights, as opposed to ethical systems based on the idea of achieving some good state of affairs (see consequentialism ) or the qualities of character necessary to live well (see virtue… … Philosophy dictionary
deontological — adjective see deontology … New Collegiate Dictionary
deontological — adjective Of or relating to deontology … Wiktionary
