deontological
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Pertaining to deontology.
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A contemporary deontological approach can be found in the work of the legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin.
ISBN 0-88920-337-7 p. 145–6 Moral considerations Anti-war activist arrested in San Francisco during the March 2003 protests against the war in Iraq Pacifism may be based on moral principles (a deontological view) or pragmatism (a consequentialist view).
Anscombe argues that consequentialist and deontological ethics are only feasible as universal theories if the two schools ground themselves in divine law.
Different systems of expressing morality have been proposed, including deontological ethical systems which adhere to a set of established rules, and normative ethical systems which consider the merits of actions themselves.
Some argue that consequentialist and deontological theories are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
Teleological theories are often discussed in opposition to deontological ethical theories, which hold that acts themselves are inherently good or evil, regardless of the consequences of acts.