Deontological ethics

What do you understand by Deontological Ethics Theories? Ans. Deontological ethics theories maintain that responsibility fulfilling obligations, following proper procedure, “doing the right thing:’ and adhering to moral standards determine the ethical value of actions. Deontological ethics maintains that actions are morally right independent of their consequences; for example, for the secularist, it is right to keep promises and for the religious, it is might to obey the Ten Commandments...Read Full Story

Human Action: A Treatise on EconomicsMarch 4, 2007By: Brady CuthbertTo the Editor:Re: "Getting real with human nature," (Orange County Register, Commentary, March 4)Columnist David Brooks argues that humans, by nature, are genetically predisposed to act violently; thus, he concludes that humans need a "strong order - imposing state" to curb our violent instinctual behavior.But if humans are inclined to act as Brooks describes, then what would stop the leaders of these strong, imposing...Read Full Story

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