1) Ethics
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the theory or study of moral obligation
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• (n.) The science relat/ to duty or moral obligation.
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Ethical theory that the rightness of an action consists in its conformity to duty, regardless of the consequences that may result from it. Deontological ethics is thus opposed to any form of...
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De`on·tol'o·gy noun [ Greek ... gen. ..., necessity, obligation (p. neut. of ... it is necessary) +
- logy .] The science which relates to duty or moral obligation.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dē′on-tol′ŏ-jē Definitions: 1. The study of professional ethics and duties.
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Deontology is the science of duty. The term is used by certain philosophic schools (Bentham, Spencer, etc) to denote their doctrine of ethics.
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deontology The science of duty; that branch of knowledge which deals with moral obligations. Coined by the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) in 1826.
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Ethical theory that the rightness of an action consists in its conformity to duty, regardless of the consequences that may result from it. Deontological ethics is thus opposed to any form of utilitarianism or pragmatism
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The doctrine that there are acts whose rightness or wrongness is not wholly dependent on the goodness or badness of their consequences. Deontological theories take duty as the basis of morality. The phrase,
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ethics, esp. that branch dealing with duty, moral obligation, and right action.
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