deontic

[ dee-on-tik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.

deontic

/ diːˈɒntɪk /

adjective

1. logic
   1. of or relating to such ethical concepts as obligation and permissibility
   2. designating the branch of modal logic that deals with the formalization of these concepts

Word History and Origins

Origin of deontic¹

First recorded in 1950–55; from Greek deont- (stem of déon “binding,” neuter present participle of deîn “to bind, tie, fetter”) + -ic ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of deontic¹

C19: from Greek deon duty, from impersonal dei it behoves, it is binding

Example Sentences

One is deontic reasoning: the ability to recognize and understand social rules and what happens when the rules are transgressed.

From Scientific American

One is deontic reasoning: the ability to recognize and understand social rules and what happens when the rules are transgressed.

From Scientific American

They refer, in fact, to the so-called “deontic model of justice,” which holds that people are motivated toward fairness and doing the right thing out of a sense of moral obligation as an end unto itself, i.e., simply because it’s fair and/or the right thing to do.

From Time

It has to do with their deontic logic, or personal moral beliefs about how people should be treated, says Christine Porath, a management professor at Georgetown University and co-author of the study.

From Inc

Interestingly, theorists on morality have developed something called �deontic logic�, which appears to give many similar results as economic theory.

From Project Gutenberg