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deontological

British

/ dɪˌɒntəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

adjective

philosophy (of an ethical theory) regarding obligation as deriving from reason or as residing primarily in certain specific rules of conduct rather than in the maximization of some good

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"What we found was that women teachers in our study were more likely to rate their deontological approaches higher," said Aguilar.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

Feminists have criticized deontological moral theories and duty-centric frameworks.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Articulate the role of duty and obligation within deontological reasoning.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Out of the three comprehensive frameworks of normative ethics—the ethics of what one morally ought to do—we started with the duty-based or deontological approach.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2019

The mental discipline which would now-a-days be chiefly aided by the study of mathematics, was supplied by literary exegesis and deontological discussions.

From Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Nitobe, Inazo

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