deontology
11DEONTOLOGY — any ethical system which seeks to determine correct action without reference to the consequences …
12deontology — the theory or study of moral obligation Sciences and Studies …
13deontology — n. ethics, study of the obligation to do good deeds …
14deontology — [ˌdi:ɒn tɒlədʒi] noun Philosophy the study of the nature of duty and obligation. Derivatives deontological adjective deontologist noun …
15deontology — de·on·tol·o·gy …
16deontology — 1) an approach to ethical questions in which moral obligation is seen as arising from certain unvarying principles, which should be followed irrespective of their consequences (compare consequentialism). Such an approach is central to Kantian… …
17deontology — / deontological Деонтология …
18deontology — de•on•tol•o•gy [[t]ˌdi ɒnˈtɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. pho ethics dealing esp. with duty, moral obligation, and right action • Etymology: 1820–30; < Gk deont that which is binding (s. of déon, neut. prp. of deîn to bind) + o + logy de on•to•log′i•cal… …
19deontology — /diɒnˈtɒlədʒi/ (say deeon toluhjee) noun a theory of ethics based on the notion that actions must be founded in duty and moral obligation supported by universal law (opposed to consequentialism). {Greek deon that which is binding or needful… …
20deontology — n. science of moral duty. ♦ deontological, a. ♦ deontologist, n …