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deontological

British  
/ dɪˌɒntəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

adjective

  1. philosophy (of an ethical theory) regarding obligation as deriving from reason or as residing primarily in certain specific rules of conduct rather than in the maximization of some good

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"What we found was that women teachers in our study were more likely to rate their deontological approaches higher," said Aguilar.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024

Immanuel Kant was the first philosopher to advance a deontological approach.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

Some argue for the view of shareholder primacy—that a firm’s managers ought to act solely for the interests of shareholders—based on deontological grounds.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

Out of the three comprehensive frameworks of normative ethics—the ethics of what one morally ought to do—we started with the duty-based or deontological approach.

From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2019

The mental discipline which would now-a-days be chiefly aided by the study of mathematics, was supplied by literary exegesis and deontological discussions.

From Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe

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