deontological

(adjective)

Relating to the 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.

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Examples of deontological in the following topics:

  • Ethical Issues Within a Business

    • These perspectives are utilitarian, deontological, virtuous, and communitarian approaches.

  • Income Distribution

    • Economic behavior was coordinated by a complex set of social institutions that were based on deontological ethics (duty).

  • Personal ethics: four ethical approaches

    • From the earliest moments of recorded human consciousness, the ethical discipline has entailed four fundamental approaches, often called ethical decision-making frameworks: Utilitarian Ethics (outcome based), Deontological Ethics (duty based), Virtue Ethics (virtue based), and Communitarian Ethics (community based).
    • Enter the Deontological Ethicists.
    • Immanuel Kant is the quintessential deontological (duty based) ethical theorist.
    • Deontological simply means the study (or science) of duty.

  • Criteria to evaluate alternatives

    • This does not mean that deontological ethics (based on duty) are not necessary for a reasonably functioning society.

  • Voluntary Exchange

    • The degree to which individuals adhere to a pure quid pro quo and consequentialist ethic may give individuals an advantage over individuals who are constrained by a deontological ethic.