Deontology

Deontology vs. Deontology vs Categorical

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• Formulated by Immanuel kant

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• Derived from the greek word “Deon” – obligation or

duty
• Religion and Morality should never go together
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• The theory of deontology states that humans are

morally obligated to act in accordance with a certain
set of principles and rules regardless of outcome
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• Actions are not justified by their consequences

• Real importance is . . .
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Determining the moral intent of a

decision/action while disregarding
its consequences
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• 2 types of duties: HYPOTHETICAL

IMPERATIVE and CATEGORICAL
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• Viewed morality in terms of

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IMPERATIVE
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• Commands you must follow regardless of your

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desires
• Moral obligations that are derived from pure
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reason
• “What’s right and wrong is totally knowable just
by using your intellect”
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moral?
How would you know if something is
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PRINCIPLE
UNIVERSABILITY
HUMANITY
FORMULA OF
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UNIVERSABILITY PRINCIPLE
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“Act only according to the maxim

which you can at the same time will
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that it should become a universal law

without contradiction”
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FORMULA FOR HUMANITY

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“Act so that you treat humanity

whether in your own person or in that
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of another, always as an end, and

never as a mere means.”
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VIRTUE ETHICS
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DEONTOLOGY VIRTUE ETHICS
• base morality on certain duties, • measure actions against some
or obligations given set of virtues, with the
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• claim that certain actions are goal being to be a virtuous

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intrinsically right or wrong, person

regardless of the consequences • emphasize the character of the
that may follow from those person making the actions.
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actions. • possession of the right

• emphasizes the character of character traits (virtues) and
the actions. having, as a result, the
• compares a person's actions appropriate moral character.
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against some duty or

imperative.
• means
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CONSEQUENTIALISM
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DEONTOLOGY CONSEQUENTIALISM
• base morality on certain duties, • the ends justify the means
or obligations • the results matter, not the actions
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• claim that certain actions are themselves.

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intrinsically right or wrong, • hold that only the consequences,

regardless of the consequences or outcomes, of actions matter
that may follow from those morally.
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actions. • acts are deemed to be morally

• emphasizes the character of right solely on the basis of their
the actions. consequences.
• compares a person's actions • whatever has the best outcome
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against some duty or is the best action

imperative. • ends
• means
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• morality is very straightforward and based on

reason
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• the most easy to apply

• it aims to treat everyone fairly and justly and
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corrects the utilitarian assumption that the

minority has to suffer so the majority are happy
• no one is unjustly benefited through the loss of
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another
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• an overlap in choosing an action that is morally good

sometimes exists when the consequence of a
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particular action that is itself deemed ‘wrong’ may be

for the greater good;
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• may cause conflict in moral decision-making at times

• it does not take into consideration the people who
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are to be affected in a certain situation

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