Associations to the word «Deontology»

Wiktionary

DEONTOLOGY, noun. (ethics) ethics
DEONTOLOGY, noun. (ethics) the normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action's adherence to rules or obligations rather than either the inherent goodness or the consequences of those actions.

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain