Deontology

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title: Deontology
text: In moral philosophy, deontological ethics or deontology is the normative ethical theory that the morality of an action should be based on whether that action itself is right or wrong under a series of rules and principles, rather than based on the consequences of the action. It is sometimes described as duty-, obligation-, or rule-based ethics. Deontological ethics is commonly contrasted to consequentialism, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, and pragmatic ethics. In this terminology, action is more
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description: Class of ethical theories
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date created: 2003-08-14T03:22:48Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T15:53:28Z
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