deontologist
- noun
- /diˈɒn.tə.lə.dʒɪst/
- Specialized
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deontólogo
- A deontologist believes that certain actions are morally required regardless of their consequences.
- deontologists and revisionists
And it's amazing how I've, I sort of see deontologists, virtue ethicists transform for my very eyes into utilitarians.
- And it's amazing how I've, I sort of see deontologists, virtue ethicists transform for my very eyes into utilitarians.
Examples
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Doesn't matter because as deontologists, we said the right to life is so powerful, it outweighs consequences.
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Linked to this is a second real difference between revisionists and deontologists.
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If you were a conscient, a deontologist, all that would matter would be the intention.
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But the foundations of the deontologists' fears remain real.
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But the genuine significance of their work was not lost upon the deontologists.
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This, I would argue, is the fundamental debate between the revisionists and deontologists.
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When deontologists argue that a subject must never go against a basic good directly, even in service of a good end, they are arguing that a generalizable structural relationship between the evil means and some significant end or effect always obtains in every situation of this type.
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For the deontologist, the distinction between direct and indirect evil is defined completely by the presence or absence of specific classes of situational data (usually understood as intrinsic evils or contraventions of basic goods) within the formal object of the moral choice.
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It is more correct to say that deontologists and revisionists differ on the level or degree of situational specificity of the means-ends relationships that will define the structure and the moral character of an action-effects complex.
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In her role as a deontologist, she focused on the importance of following ethical rules in all situations.
Synonyms
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A person who studies right and wrong and gives advice about moral choices
A philosopher who studies what is right and wrong
How Outcome-Focused
Surface Forms
Morphology
deontologist = deontology (opaque) = deontology + ist
Formally derived from 'deontology' + '-ist', but 'deontology' and its Greek combining element 'deont-' ('duty') are technical and unfamiliar to average learners, so the meaning is not readily inferable from parts.
Etymology
The word deontologist comes from the Greek root deon, which means 'duty' or 'what must be done', plus -ist for a person who studies or follows something. So a deontologist is someone who focuses on duties and moral rules, believing some actions are right no matter the results.