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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Deontological
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Catalan
1 entries- deontològic adj (of or relating to deontology)
Dutch
1 entries- deontologisch adj (of or relating to deontology)
French
1 entries- déontologique adj (of or relating to deontology)
Galician
1 entries- deontolóxico adj (of or relating to deontology)
German
1 entries- deontologisch adj (of or relating to deontology)
Greek
1 entries- δεοντολογικός adj (of or relating to deontology)
Italian
1 entries- deontologico adj (of or relating to deontology)
Portuguese
1 entries- deontológico adj (of or relating to deontology)
Spanish
1 entries- deontológico adj (of or relating to deontology)
Swedish
1 entries- deontologisk adj (of or relating to deontology)
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