Answer to Question #311098 in Management for Paulos

Question

Elaborate on the deontological approach to ethics and delineate the appeal for this theory 

Answer 1

In philosophy, deontological ethics refers to ethical theories that emphasize the link between duty and the morality of human actions. Deontology is derived from the Greek words deon, which means "obligation," and logos, which means "knowledge." Duty ethics, or deontology, compares a person's behavior to a duty or imperative. Kant's Deontology, for example, has the Categorical Imperative, which states that all people must be goals in and of themselves and will never be exploited as means. The character of the activities is emphasized in deontology.