Definitions For Deontology
Noun
DEONTOLOGY (plural - or deontologies) (ethics) ethics, ethics. from c. 1826 (ethics) The normative ethics, 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. from 1930Coordinate terms
consequentialism utilitarianismDerived terms
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Dutch: deontologie, f Finnish: deontologia, velvollisuusoppi French: déontologie Icelandic: skyldufræði, f Indonesian: tata susila Irish: dualeolaíocht, f Khmer: ករណីយកិច្ចវិទ្យា (ka’ra’nəy kəch vityie, sc=Khmr) Malay: deontologi, tata susila Serbo-Croatian: deontologija, fEtymology
From (Ancient Greek) δέον, , that which is binding, needful, right, proper + -logy. The specialised sense in normative ethics is due to C. D. BroadIs Deontology a Scrabble Word?
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The word Deontology is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends