DEONTOLOGY

Etymology

Noun

deontology (usually uncountable, plural deontologies)

(ethics) Ethics. [from c. 1826]

(ethics) The normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action's adherence to rules or obligations rather than either the inherent goodness or the consequences of those actions. [from 1930]

Coordinate terms

• consequentialism

• utilitarianism

Source: Wiktionary


De`on*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]

Definition: The science relat J. Bentham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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