BLAW 414 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Consequentialism, Gestapo, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
4 Oct 2015
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A second group of ethical theories focuses on universally valid duties and principles. These approaches emphasize the binding nature that abstract principles have on a decision regardless of the consequences of the decision. These philosophical approaches to ethics are labeled as deontological , which comes from the greek word deon for duty or obligation. What is most important in deontological theories of ethics is adherence of the decision makers to principles=such as keep your promises, treat everybody fairly, and always tell the truth (trevino and. Thus, these theories of ethical behavior are rule based (kidder 1995). Deontological thinking is primarily associated with the 18th century. According to the categorical imperative, decision makers in a given situation should act according to the way in which they would like everybody to act in that situation.
