Deontological
adj
adj ·6 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to deontology.
"Deontological theories hold that there are ethical propositions of the form: 'Such and such a kind of action would always be right (or wrong) in such and such circumstances, no matter what its consequences might be.'"
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More examples"Deontological theories hold that there are ethical propositions of the form: 'Such and such a kind of action would always be right (or wrong) in such and such circumstances, no matter what its consequences might be.'"
Etymology
From deontology + -ical (1832). The specialised sense in normative ethics is due to C. D. Broad (1930).