deontological ethics

American  

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of ethics dealing with right action and the nature of duty, without regard to the goodness or value of motives or the desirability of the ends of any act.

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Example Sentences

Deontological ethics is concerned with the morality of one’s actions, with the various schools of thought each seeking to establish sets of rules which, if obeyed, will produce ethical behaviour.

From The Guardian