Deontology

concept · in 1 source (2017)

The school of ethics holding that acts are right or wrong in themselves.

Sources by year: 2017: 1

Also known as: deontological

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2017-12-14 · How to answer Medical Ethics interview questions — recommendation: Ali says knowing the schools of thought behind the four principles helps you get off the fence when torn between two options in an ethics question and pressed for an answer. — 00:18:27
- a guest: Deontology, led by Immanuel Kant, holds that acts are right or wrong in themselves whatever their outcome; killing another person is always wrong, however many it might save. — 00:21:09
- a guest: In Kant's deontology an act is right only if it could apply universally: if breaking promises could not be universally right, you should not do it. — 00:22:00