Complete Definition of "deontology"

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Etymology
Greek δέον (the necessary thing) + λ�γο� (argument).

Noun
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  1. The ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses on the rightness or wrongness of actions themselves, as opposed to the rightness or wrongness of the consequences of those actions.

Related terms
deontological

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