单词 | deontic |
释义 | deonticn.adj. Philosophy. A. n. 1. plural. [After ethics, eudemonics, etc.] (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > [noun] > deontology deontology1826 deonticsa1866 a1866 J. Grote Treat. Moral Ideals (1876) vii. 102 A science of duty (deontics or deontology). 1906 J. S. Stuart-Glennie in Sociol Pap. II. 250 The second order of ethical sciences..form the contents of three classes of sciences—Economics, Deontics, and Juridics. 1929 Mind XXXVIII. 275 Deontics.., meaning..that which, either perfectly or in a definite degree, is obligatory upon all. 2. singular. (See quot. 1926.) ΚΠ 1926 Mind 35 395 Ethical arguments..should be able to exhibit their ‘deontic’ in the same way as inference reveals its ‘logic’. B. adj. Of or relating to duty, obligation, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > [adjective] > relating to deontology deontologicala1832 deontic1951 1951 Mind 60 1 (title) Deontic logic. 1955 A. N. Prior Formal Logic 221 There are ‘laws of movement’ of deontic operators analogous to those of ordinary modal operators. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1866 |
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