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deontologism
(redirected from Deontological ethics)

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deontologism
[dē′ontol′əgiz′əm]
Etymology: Gk, deon, obligation, logos, science
a doctrine of ethics that states that moral duty or obligation is binding even though a moral action may be different or result in painful consequences, also, that what makes acts right are nonconsequential characteristics such as fidelity, veracity, justice, and honesty. Compare natural law, utilitarianism.


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One of the most popular strategies in teaching ethics courses is to prepare slides of each of the major moral paradigms, for example, divine-command theory, virtue ethics, deontological ethics, feminist ethics, or utilitarianism.
 
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