Deontology

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounEthics.

2.nounThe 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.

Synonyms

ethical ethics ethic conduct deontics deontic logic ethicism ethicology consequentialism moral philosophy descriptive ethics ethicotheology

Rhymes With

ideology physiology methodology etymology scatology epistemology chronology etiology

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