What Are Deontological Ethics?

What Are Deontological Ethics?

Deontological ethics is a type of ethics that states an action is morally good or bad based on the characteristics of the action and not the product of the action. To use an example, a deontological ethicist would say lying is always wrong. The action of lying is morally bad, the repercussions are ignored. If Nazis came at a person's door, in this scenario the person has Jews in their home, and asked, "Do you have Jews in your home?" a deontological ethicist would state one must say yes for the action of being truthful is just, even if the product results in the Jews being killed. 

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Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "deontological ethics". Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/topic/deontological-ethics. Accessed 25 September 2023.