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Because situations like this come up, some people say there is no such thing as deontology. They argue that the person making the decision would have to base it on how much good each act brought into the world. Whether or not they are right is something you must decide.
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Although deontology contains many positive attributes, it also contains its fair number of flaws. One weakness of this theory is that there is no rationale or logical basis for deciding an individual's duties. For instance, businessman may decide that it is his duty to always be on time to meetings.
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No single idea captures all of the features in virtue of which an ethical theory may deserve to be called a deontology. In one sense, a deontology is simply theory of our duties, something most ethical theories have.
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Universal Law Formulation ... Deontology is a moral theory based on duty. The most famous proponent of deontology is ... For more information on deontology, check out the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on DEONTOLOGY.
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Yet still other of such critics attempt to articulate yet a fourth form of agent-centered deontology. This might be called the “control theory of agency.” On this view, our agency is invoked whenever our choices could have made a difference.
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plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-deontological/
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VARIETIES OF NONCONSEQUENTIALIST ETHICAL THEORIES ... depends, at least in part, on something other than the (non-moral) goodness or badness of the consequences. Obviously, Anti-Consequentialism implies Non-Consequentialism, but not vice versa. It is ... (Varieties Correspond to the Four Levels of Moral Disagreement)
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Ethics Updates provides updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics. ... Ethical Theory ... Kant and Deontology...
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Some Objections to Deontology All of the main approaches to moral theory are controversial, and because the debates have been raging for centuries, the arguments are now enormously complex. ... Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Legal Theory Lexicon: Deontology...
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Some Objections to Deontology All of the main approaches to moral theory are controversial, and because the debates have been raging for centuries, the arguments are now enormously complex. ... Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Legal Theory Lexicon 010: Deontology:
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