Deontological ethics (duty based)

Marie G. (United States of America)
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  1. ethical
    conforming to accepted standards of social behavior
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  2. ethics
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  3. derive
    come from
    The word derives from the Greek word for duty, deon.
  4. ethic
    the principles of right and wrong for an individual or group
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  5. duty
    the social force that obliges you to behave in a certain way
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  6. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  7. correspond
    take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  8. based
    having a base
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  9. Greek
    of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
    The word derives from the Greek word for duty, deon.
  10. base
    lowest support of a structure
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  11. wrong
    not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  12. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  13. word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    The word derives from the Greek word for duty, deon.
  14. action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  15. position
    the particular part of space occupied by something
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  16. person
    a human being
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  17. right
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  18. any
    to some extent or degree
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
  19. not
    negation of a word or group of words
    • Deontological ethics (duty based) are any ethical position claiming that whether or not an action corresponds to a person’s duty determines if it is right or wrong.
Created on Mon Mar 01 17:19:18 EST 2010

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