deontological
Britishadjective
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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
The first philosopher to advance a deontological approach, he has influenced contemporary philosophy significantly in areas such as aesthetics, political philosophy, and ethics.
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 Nitobe, Inazo
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