-
account of
which alone they bear the name of principles.
Although not all
deontologists are religious, some
believe in the
divine command theory,
which is actually...
- consequentialists, an act is
right if it
leads to the best consequences.
Deontologists focus on acts themselves,
saying that they must
adhere to duties, like...
-
actions should increase overall happiness while minimizing suffering.
Deontologists judge actions based on
whether they
follow moral duties, such as abstaining...
- defined, however, is
often a
subject of debate. One rule
scheme used by
deontologists is
divine command theory.
Deontology also
depends upon meta-ethical...
-
simplistic and
reductive utilitarian outlook.: 19
Roger Scruton was a
deontologist, and
believed that
utilitarianism did not give duty the
place that it...
-
November 2, 1935 –
September 13, 2022) was an
American philosopher and
deontologist whose main
academic interests were in
ethics and
medical ethics. Marquis...
- to
describe anything, but to prescribe,
create or
change something.
Deontologists would denote them to be "prescriptively true" or false.
Whereas the...
- the act,
almost regardless of
consequences (deontological ethics).
Deontologists argue that
there are acts we
should never perform, even if
failing to...
-
create a
protection against this type of intervention.
Environmental deontologists such as Paul W. Taylor, for example, have
argued for a
Kantian approach...
- the
process of
social learning is
deliberatively democratic: "while
deontologists focus on
moral duties and
obligations and
utilitarians on the greatest...
