Deontological Ethics
Treats duties, rights, or constraints as reasons that can limit the pursuit of better aggregate outcomes. Some ways of treating people may remain impermissible even when beneficial overall.
Foundational doctrines
- Moral duties
- Constraints on action
- Respect for persons
Disagreement and variation
Deontologists disagree over absolute versus threshold constraints and how to resolve conflicts between duties owed to different people. Absolute, threshold, agent-centered, and patient-centered theories differ. This profile does not identify a unique Kantian doctrine.
Numerical positions in the interactive model are editorial reference estimates, not scientifically validated measurements.