What does deontology mean,please?

Answer 1

In ethics, deontological ethics or deontology (Greek: Deon meaning obligation or duty) is a theory holding that decisions should be made solely or primarily by considering one's duties and the rights of others.

One of the most important implications of deontology is that a person's behavior can be wrong even if it results in the best possible outcome. And, an act can be right even if it results in a bad outcome. In contrast to consequentialism, a philosophy infamous for its claim that the ends justify the means, deontology insists that how people accomplish their goals is usually (or always) more important than what people accomplish:

Answer 2

Yes, it is the study of ethics and a branch of philosophy. In this study, questions such as:
"would ou do something that you found morally objectionable if a person in authority told you to p do it?"
"What is civil disobedience?"

will be asked.
Hitler's practices and Milgrim's experiments are two well known topics that help people understand deontological decisions.
I enjoyed philosophy and this discussion on ethics fascinated me.
I know that some philosophy seems to be boring and hard to understand, but Bacon, Arendt, and many others (I can't possibly spell their names) have some good thoughts on humanity and ethics.

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What does deontology mean,please?

Answer 4

Ethical theory concerned with duties and rights

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It is often used to describe professional ethics -- i.e. the code of conduct according to which professional people practise.

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its a study of ethics and moral obligation