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deontology
de·on·tol·o·gy D0139000 (dē′ŏn-tŏl′ə-jē) n. pl. de·on·tol·o·gies 1. Ethical or moral theory concerned with duties and rights. 2. The doctrine that ethical status of an action lies in its adherence to a set of rules.
[Greek deon, deont-, obligation, necessity (from neuter present participle of dein, to need, lack; see deu-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + -logy.]
de·on′to·log′i·cal (-tə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj. de·on′to·log′i·cal·ly adv. de′on·tol′o·gist n. deontology (ˌdiːɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ) n (Philosophy) the branch of ethics dealing with duty, moral obligation, and moral commitment[C19: from Greek deon duty (see deontic) + -logy] ˌdeonˈtologist nde•on•tol•o•gy (ˌdi ɒnˈtɒl ə dʒi)
n. ethics dealing esp. with duty, moral obligation, and right action. [1820–30; < Greek deont- that which is binding (s. of déon, neuter present participle of deîn to bind) + -o- + -logy] de`on•to•log′i•cal (-tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj. de`on•tol′o•gist, n. deontologythe branch of philosophy concerned with ethics, especially that branch dealing with duty, moral obligation, and right action. — deontologist, n. — deontological, adj.See also: EthicsdeontologyThe branch of ethics that deals with moral responsibility.TranslationsDeontology
Deontology a branch of ethics that deals with the problem of duty. The term was introduced by the English utilitarian philosopher J. Bentham, who used the term to denote a theory of morality in general (Deontology, or the Science of Morals, vols. 1–2, 1834). deontology
de·on·tol·o·gy (dē'on-tol'ŏ-jē), The study of professional ethics and duties. [G. deon (deont-), that which is binding, pr. part. ntr. of dei, (impers.) it behooves, fr. deō, to bind, + logos, study] deontology (de?on-tol'o-je) [Gr. deonta, needful, + logos, word, reason] System of ethical decision making that is based on moral rules and unchanging principles. See: ethics |